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Orthosuchus
Taxonomy
Orthosuchus was named by Nash (1968). It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).
It was assigned to Stegomosuchidae by Walker (1970); to Protosuchia by Wu et al. (1994), Wu et al. (1997), Ortega et al. (2000) and Fiorelli and Calvo (2008); to Crocodyliformes by Pol and Norell (2004), Zaher et al. (2006) and Nesbitt (2011); to Protosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); to Protosuchidae by Buscalioni (2017); and to Notochampsidae by Ellenberger (1970) and Dollman and Clark (2021).
It was assigned to Stegomosuchidae by Walker (1970); to Protosuchia by Wu et al. (1994), Wu et al. (1997), Ortega et al. (2000) and Fiorelli and Calvo (2008); to Crocodyliformes by Pol and Norell (2004), Zaher et al. (2006) and Nesbitt (2011); to Protosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); to Protosuchidae by Buscalioni (2017); and to Notochampsidae by Ellenberger (1970) and Dollman and Clark (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1968 | Orthosuchus Nash |
1970 | Orthosuchus Ellenberger p. 347 |
1970 | Orthosuchus Walker p. 369 |
1994 | Orthosuchus Wu et al. |
1997 | Orthosuchus Wu et al. |
2000 | Orthosuchus Ortega et al. |
2004 | Orthosuchus Pol and Norell |
2006 | Orthosuchus Zaher et al. |
2008 | Orthosuchus Fiorelli and Calvo |
2011 | Orthosuchus Nesbitt fig. 51 |
2012 | Orthosuchus Bronzati et al. |
2017 | Orthosuchus Buscalioni |
2021 | Orthosuchus Dollman and Clark |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available