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Batrachotomus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Batrachotomus was named by Gower (1999). Its type is Batrachotomus kupferzellensis. It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was assigned to Suchia by Gower (1999); to Paracrocodyliformes by Weinbaum and Hungerbühler (2007); and to Loricata by Nesbitt (2011).

Species
B. kupferzellensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Batrachotomus Gower
2007Batrachotomus Weinbaum and Hungerbühler p. 141
2011Batrachotomus Nesbitt fig. 51

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
genusBatrachotomus

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. †Batrachotomus Gower 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. kupferzellensis (101875 101877) Rauisuchia indet. (101873)