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Notosuchia
Taxonomy
Notosuchia was named by Gasparini (1971). It was considered monophyletic by Turner and Sertich (2010), Georgi and Krause (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Notosuchia by Sereno and Larsson (2009), O'Connor et al. (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Pol et al. (2012), Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Protosuchia by Bonaparte (1991); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982), Efimov and Leschinskii (1998); to Terriasuchia by Carvalho et al. (2004); to Crocodyliformes by Gasparini et al. (2006); to Metasuchia by Sereno et al. (2001), Sereno and Larsson (2009); to Ziphosuchia by Andrade et al. (2011); to Crocodyliformes by Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Mesoeucrocodylia by Turner and Sertich (2010), Georgi and Krause (2010), O'Connor et al. (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Pol et al. (2012), Sertich and O'Connor (2014), Pol et al. (2014), Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Notosuchia by Sereno and Larsson (2009), O'Connor et al. (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Pol et al. (2012), Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Protosuchia by Bonaparte (1991); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982), Efimov and Leschinskii (1998); to Terriasuchia by Carvalho et al. (2004); to Crocodyliformes by Gasparini et al. (2006); to Metasuchia by Sereno et al. (2001), Sereno and Larsson (2009); to Ziphosuchia by Andrade et al. (2011); to Crocodyliformes by Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Mesoeucrocodylia by Turner and Sertich (2010), Georgi and Krause (2010), O'Connor et al. (2010), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Pol et al. (2012), Sertich and O'Connor (2014), Pol et al. (2014), Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Notosuchia Gasparini |
| 1974 | Trematochampsa Buffetaut |
| 1974 | Trematochampsa taqueti Buffetaut p. 1749 |
| 1979 | Trematochampsa Buffetaut and Taquet |
| 1982 | Notosuchia Buffetaut p. 18 |
| 1988 | Trematochampsa Carroll |
| 1991 | Notosuchia Bonaparte p. 51 |
| 1998 | Notosuchia Efimov and Leschinskii |
| 2001 | Notosuchia Sereno et al. p. 1518 |
| 2004 | Notosuchia Carvalho et al. p. 988 |
| 2006 | Notosuchia Gasparini et al. p. 72 |
| 2006 | Trematochampsa Turner |
| 2009 | Notosuchia Sereno and Larsson p. 8 |
| 2010 | Notosuchia Georgi and Krause |
| 2010 | Notosuchia O'Connor et al. p. 748 |
| 2010 | Notosuchia Turner and Sertich |
| 2011 | Notosuchia Andrade et al. |
| 2011 | Notosuchia Nascimento and Zaher |
| 2012 | Notosuchia Bronzati et al. |
| 2012 | Trematochampsa Bronzati et al. |
| 2012 | Trematochampsa taqueti Bronzati et al. |
| 2012 | Notosuchia Pol et al. |
| 2014 | Notosuchia Pol et al. |
| 2014 | Notosuchia Sertich and O'Connor |
| 2014 | Trematochampsa Sertich and O'Connor |
| 2014 | Trematochampsa taqueti Sertich and O'Connor |
| 2021 | Notosuchia Paulina-Carabajal et al. |
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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.
Infraor. †Notosuchia Gasparini 1971
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Unr. †Candidodontidae Carvalho et al. 2004
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G. †Lavocatchampsa Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016
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†Lavocatchampsa sigogneaurusselae Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016
G. †Thilastikosuchus Carvalho et al. 2025
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†Thilastikosuchus scutorectangularis Carvalho et al. 2025
Unr. †Eunotosuchia Ruiz et al. 2021
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Fm. †Uruguaysuchidae Gasparini 1971
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G. †Araripesuchus Price 1959
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†Araripesuchus buitreraensis Pol and Apesteguía 2005
†Araripesuchus gomesii Price 1959
†Araripesuchus manzanensis Fernández Dumont et al. 2024
†Araripesuchus patagonicus Ortega et al. 2000
†Araripesuchus rattoides Sereno and Larsson 2009
†Araripesuchus tsangatsangana Turner 2006
†Araripesuchus wegeneri Buffetaut 1981
G. †Uruguaysuchus Rusconi 1933
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Unr. †Xenodontosuchia Ruiz et al. 2021
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Unr. †Baurusuchia Walker 1968
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Unr. †Baurusuchidae Price 1945
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Unr. †Baurusuchinae Montefeltro et al. 2011
G. †Cynodontosuchus Woodward 1896
G. †Gondwanasuchus Marinho et al. 2013
Unr. †Pissarrachampsinae Montefeltro et al. 2011
G. †Comahuesuchus Bonaparte 1991
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†Comahuesuchus bonapartei Kellner et al. 2023
†Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis Bonaparte 1991
Unr. †Sphagesauria Ruiz et al. 2021
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G. †Mariliasuchus Carvalho and Bertini 1999
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†Mariliasuchus amarali Carvalho and Bertini 1999
†Mariliasuchus robustus Nobre et al. 2007
G. †Notosuchus Woodward 1896
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†Notosuchus lepidus Dolgopol de Saez 1957
†Notosuchus terrestris Woodward 1896
Unr. †Sphagesauridae Kuhn 1968
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G. †Adamantinasuchus Nobre and Carvalho 2006
Unr. †Caipirasuchinae Pinheiro et al. 2021
Unr. †Sphagesaurinae Kuhn 1968
G. †Yacarerani Novas et al. 2009
Unr. †Peirosaurimorpha Carvalho et al. 2004
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Unr. †Peirosauriformes Carvalho et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Peirosauroidea Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
Unr. †Ziphosuchia Ortega et al. 2000
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Fm. †Notosuchidae Dollo 1924
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Invalid names: Notosuchinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Uruguaysuchinae Rusconi 1933 [empty]
Unr. †Sebecia Larsson and Sues 2007
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Unr. †Itasuchidae Carvalho et al. 2004
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Unr. †Mahajangasuchidae Sereno and Larsson 2009
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G. †Mahajangasuchus Buckley and Brochu 1999 [Mahajanga crocodile]
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†Mahajangasuchus insignis Buckley and Brochu 1999
Unr. †Peirosauridae Gasparini 1982
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Subfm. †Lomasuchinae Carvalho et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Mahajangasuchini Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
G. †Miadanasuchus Rasmusson Simons and Buckley 2009
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†Miadanasuchus oblita Buffetaut and Taquet 1979
Subfm. †Pepesuchinae Geroto and Bertini 2019
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G. †Caririsuchus Kellner 1987
G. †Epoidesuchus Ruiz et al. 2024
G. †Pepesuchus Campos et al. 2011
G. †Uberabasuchus Carvalho et al. 2004 [Uberaba crocodile]
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†Uberabasuchus terrificus Carvalho et al. 2004
Invalid names: Trematochampsidae Buffetaut 1974 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Sebecidae Savage 1951
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G. †Langstonia Paolillo and Linares 2007
G. †Sebecus Stirton 1953
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†Sebecus ayrampu Bravo et al. 2021
†Sebecus huilensis Langston 1965
†Sebecus icaeorhinus Simpson 1937
†Sebecus querejazus Buffetaut and Marshall 1991
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Invalid names: Sebecus carajazus Gasparini et al. 1993 [synonym]
G. †Zulmasuchus Paolillo and Linares 2007
Subor. †Sebecosuchia Colbert 1946
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G. †Doratodon Seeley 1881
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†Doratodon carcharidens Bunzel 1871
†Doratodon ibericus Company et al. 2005
Fm. †Induszalimidae Malkani 2014
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Invalid names: Bergisuchidae Rossman et al. 2000 [empty], Bretesuchidae Gasparini et al. 1993 [empty], Wanosuchidae Zhang 1981 [empty]
Invalid names: Baurusuchoidea Carvalho et al. 2004 [empty]
Invalid names: Comahuesuchidae Bonaparte 1991 [empty], Libycosuchidae Stromer 1914 [empty], Trematochampsa Buffetaut 1974 [nomen dubium], Trematochampsa taqueti Buffetaut 1974 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 168.30000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections (258 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bathonian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Razanandrongobe sakalavae (55884 88179) | |
| Barremian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Amargasuchus minor (13333) | |
| Barremian - Aptian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Thilastikosuchus scutorectangularis (232206) | |
| Aptian | Malawi (Northern) | Araripesuchus sp., Notosuchidae indet. (38916) Notosuchidae indet. (38910 38912 38914 38915) | |
| Aptian - Albian | China (Hubei) | Chimaerasuchus paradoxus (92676) | |
| Aptian - Albian | Niger (Agadez) | Anatosuchus minor, Araripesuchus wegeneri (92629) Araripesuchus wegeneri (92630) Stolokrosuchus lapparenti (118039) | |
| Aptian - Albian | Cameroon (Nord) | Araripesuchus wegeneri (38918 118068) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Candidodon itapecuruense (118187) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Piauí) | Araripesuchus gomesii (123478) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Araripesuchus gomesii, Caririsuchus camposi (92290) Araripesuchus sp. (114920) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Oligocene | Colombia (Santander) | Sebecosuchia indet. (143794) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Chubut) | Sebecidae indet. (92670) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Peru (Loreto) | Sebecus sp. (176130 176147) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Peru | Langstonia sp. (176149) | |
| Middle Miocene | Venezuela (Barinas) | Barinasuchus arveloi (113145) | |
| Laventan | Peru | Sebecus huilensis (107992) | |
| Laventan | Peru (Ucayali) | Sebecus huilensis (107993) | |
| Laventan | Colombia | Sebecus huilensis (153817) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Tolima) | Sebecosuchia indet. (132580 133780) Sebecus sp. (143779) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | Sebecosuchia indet. (135348 135373 143784 143786 143788 143789) Sebecus huilensis (133648 187741) | |