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Borealosuchus
Taxonomy
Borealosuchus was named by Brochu (1997).
It was assigned to Mesoeucrocodylia by Pol and Norell (2004); to Alligatoroidea by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Neosuchia by Zaher et al. (2006), Fiorelli and Calvo (2008), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Sertich and O'Connor (2014); to Eusuchia by Martin et al. (2010), Bronzati et al. (2012), Rio and Mannion (2021), Darlim et al. (2022); and to Crocodylia by Brochu (1997), Brochu (2000), Wu et al. (2001), Osi et al. (2007), Burger (2007), Jouve et al. (2008), Puértolas et al. (2011), Brochu et al. (2012), Farke et al. (2014), Lessner et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Mesoeucrocodylia by Pol and Norell (2004); to Alligatoroidea by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Neosuchia by Zaher et al. (2006), Fiorelli and Calvo (2008), Nascimento and Zaher (2011), Sertich and O'Connor (2014); to Eusuchia by Martin et al. (2010), Bronzati et al. (2012), Rio and Mannion (2021), Darlim et al. (2022); and to Crocodylia by Brochu (1997), Brochu (2000), Wu et al. (2001), Osi et al. (2007), Burger (2007), Jouve et al. (2008), Puértolas et al. (2011), Brochu et al. (2012), Farke et al. (2014), Lessner et al. (2025).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1938 | Leidyosuchus riggsi Schmidt p. 318 |
| 1986 | Leidyosuchus riggsi Lucas and Sullivan p. 36 |
| 1997 | Borealosuchus Brochu |
| 2000 | Borealosuchus Brochu p. 181 |
| 2001 | Borealosuchus Wu et al. p. 1691 |
| 2004 | Borealosuchus Pol and Norell |
| 2006 | Borealosuchus Zaher et al. |
| 2007 | Borealosuchus Burger p. 144 |
| 2007 | Borealosuchus Osi et al. |
| 2008 | Borealosuchus Fiorelli and Calvo |
| 2008 | Borealosuchus Jouve et al. |
| 2008 | Borealosuchus Martin and Buffetaut |
| 2010 | Borealosuchus Martin et al. |
| 2011 | Borealosuchus Nascimento and Zaher |
| 2011 | Borealosuchus Puértolas et al. |
| 2012 | Borealosuchus Brochu et al. |
| 2012 | Borealosuchus Bronzati et al. |
| 2014 | Borealosuchus Farke et al. |
| 2014 | Borealosuchus Sertich and O'Connor |
| 2021 | Borealosuchus Rio and Mannion |
| 2022 | Borealosuchus Darlim et al. |
| 2025 | Borealosuchus Lessner et al. |
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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. †Borealosuchus Brochu 1997
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†Borealosuchus acutidentatus Sternberg 1932
†Borealosuchus formidabilis Erickson 1976
†Borealosuchus griffithi Wu et al. 2001
†Borealosuchus sternbergii Gilmore 1910
†Borealosuchus threeensis Brochu et al. 2012
Invalid names: Leidyosuchus riggsi Schmidt 1938 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available