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Rhamphostomopsis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Rhamphostomopsis was named by Rusconi (1933). Its type is Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Gryposuchus by Langston and Gasparini (1997).

It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Patterson (1936); and to Gavialidae by Gasparini (1968) and Kraus (1998).

Synonyms
  • Rhamphostoma was named by Burmeister (1885).

    It was replaced with Rhamphostomopsis by Rusconi (1933).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Rhamphostoma Burmeister
1933Rhamphostomopsis Rusconi
1936Rhamphostomopsis Patterson
1968Rhamphostomopsis Gasparini
1998Rhamphostomopsis Kraus p. 389

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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()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
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
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Gavialoidea(Brochu 1997)
Gavialidae(Adams 1854)
genusRhamphostomopsisRusconi 1933

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. †Rhamphostomopsis Rusconi 1933
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Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Rusconi 1933
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Invalid names: Rhamphostoma neogaea Burmeister 1885 [replaced], Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Rusconi 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphostoma Burmeister 1885 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Laventan or 11.62000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) R. sp. (133692 140051)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) R. intermedius, R. neogaeus (13626)