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Mahajangasuchus (Mahajanga crocodile)

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Mahajangasuchus Buckley and Brochu p. 151
2004Mahajangasuchus Carvalho et al. p. 988 fig. 7
2006Mahajangasuchus Turner
2007Mahajangasuchus Larsson and Sues
2008Mahajangasuchus Fiorelli and Calvo
2009Mahajangasuchus Sereno and Larsson p. 63
2010Mahajangasuchus Turner and Sertich
2012Mahajangasuchus Bronzati et al.
2012Mahajangasuchus Pol et al.
2014Mahajangasuchus Pol et al.
2014Mahajangasuchus Sertich and O'Connor

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
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
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
Mahajangasuchidae()
genusMahajangasuchus

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. †Mahajangasuchus Buckley and Brochu 1999 [Mahajanga crocodile]
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Mahajangasuchus insignis Buckley and Brochu 1999
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Mahajangasuchus insignis (39266 55269 83731 83732 83733)