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Orthogenysuchus olseni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Orthogenysuchus olseni was named by Mook (1924). Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. 5178, a skull (nearly complete skull with associated partial mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Fork of Tenmile Creek (AMNH), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Orthogenysuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Orthogenysuchus olseni Mook p. 1 figs. 1-2
1930Orthogenysuchus olseni Hay p. 156

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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()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—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)
—Globidonta
—Alligatoridae(Gray 1844)
—Caimaninae
genusOrthogenysuchus
speciesolseni

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. C. Mook 1924Orbits widely spaced from each other. Supratemporal fenestrae far apart, external narial aperture much broader than long.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Orthogenysuchus olseni (type locality: 76066)