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Calsoyasuchus valliceps

Osteichthyes - Goniopholididae

Taxonomy
Calsoyasuchus valliceps was named by Tykoski et al. (2002). Its type specimen is TMM 43631-1, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calsoyasuchus Hill (TMM 43631), which is in a Sinemurian/Pliensbachian channel sandstone in the Kayenta Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Calsoyasuchus valliceps Tykoski et al.
2012Calsoyasuchus valliceps Bronzati 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
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
—Coelognathosuchia()
familyGoniopholididaeCope 1875
genusCalsoyasuchus
speciesvalliceps

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.

†Calsoyasuchus valliceps Tykoski et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2USA (Arizona) Calsoyasuchus valliceps (type locality: 46395)