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Hesperosuchus agilis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Hesperosuchus agilis was named by Colbert (1952). Its type specimen is AMNH 6758, a partial skeleton (Partial skeleton and skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 6 miles SE of Cameron, which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Hesperosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Hesperosuchus agilis Colbert
1967Hesperosuchus agilis Charig p. 709
1995Hesperosuchus agilis Long and Murry
2011Hesperosuchus agilis Nesbitt p. 38
2013Hesperosuchus agilis Irmis et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
genusHesperosuchus
speciesagilisColbert 1952

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.

†Hesperosuchus agilis Colbert 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Arizona) Hesperosuchus agilis (39160 39219) Hesperosuchus sp. (92850) Reptilia indet. (type locality: 93551)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (New Mexico) Hesperosuchus agilis (48422)