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Rhacheosaurus

Reptilia - Metriorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Rhacheosaurus Meyer
1843Rhacheosaurus Fitzinger p. 61
1845Rhacheosaurus Meyer p. 280
2010Rhacheosaurus Young et al. p. 851
2011Rhacheosaurus Cau and Fanti p. 558 fig. 6
2012Rhacheosaurus Bronzati et al.
2013Rhacheosaurus Young fig. 6
2013Rhacheosaurus Young et al.
2015Rhacheosaurus Parrilla-Bel and Canudo
2024Rhacheosaurus Young et al. p. 604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyMetriorhynchoideaYoung et al. 2010
—Euthalattosuchia
familyMetriorhynchidaeFitzinger 1843
subfamilyMetriorhynchinae
tribeRhacheosauriniYoung et al. 2011
genusRhacheosaurusMeyer 1831

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.

G. †Rhacheosaurus Meyer 1831
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†Rhacheosaurus gracilis Meyer 1831
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) R. gracilis (58604)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Rhacehosaurus gracilis (53039) R. gracilis (212951)