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Edentosuchus tienshanensis

Osteichthyes - Protosuchidae

Taxonomy
Edentosuchus tienshanensis was named by Young (1973). Its type specimen is IVPP V.3236 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wuerho, IVPP site 64043, which is in a Valanginian/Albian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Edentosuchus tienshanensis Young p. 37 figs. Pl. 1-3
1985Edentosuchus tienshanensis Li
2004Edentosuchus tienshanensis Pol et al.
2014Edentosuchus tienshanensis Sertich and O'Connor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
familyProtosuchidae
genusEdentosuchus
speciestienshanensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Pol et al. 2004Small, short-snouted crocodyliform lacking an antorbital fenestra; posterolaterally expanded squamosal; elongated prootic and laterosphenoid; five maxillary and nine mandibular teeth; marked heterodonty in maxillary teeth displaying three different crown morphologies: first two maxillary teeth tricusped (central cusp with two accessory cusps), third and fourth maxillary teeth with occlusal edges formed by numerous small cusps enclosing three larger cusps aligned anteroposteriorly, fifth maxillary tooth large and bulbous with a central cusp and two reduced accessory cusps located anterolingually and posterobucally on the tooth crown; mandibular symphysis extremely elongated encompassing all but the posteriormost dentary tooth.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Albian or 137.05000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Albian137.05 - 100.5China (Xinjiang) Edentosuchus tienshanensis (49047 type locality: 49817 116313)