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Akanthosuchus langstoni

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Akanthosuchus langstoni was named by O'Neill et al. (1981). Its type specimen is UNM NP-336 = NMMNH P-8628, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton with no skull), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is West Flank of Torrejon Wash (BUNM 77-1130), which is in a Torrejonian fluvial sandstone in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Akanthosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Akanthosuchus langstoni O'Neill et al. p. 341
2006Akanthosuchus langstoni Hill and Lucas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
genusAkanthosuchusO'Neill et al. 1981
specieslangstoni

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.

†Akanthosuchus langstoni O'Neill et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Puercan to the top of the Torrejonian or 66.00000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (New Mexico) Akanthosuchus langstoni (74555)
Puercan - Torrejonian66.0 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Akanthosuchus langstoni (76064)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Akanthosuchus langstoni (type locality: 76063)