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Brachysuchus megalodon
Taxonomy
Brachysuchus megalodon was named by Case (1929). Its type specimen is UMMP 10336, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Otis Chalk, Brachysuchus holotype, which is in a Carnian/Norian fluvial conglomerate in the Colorado City Formation of Texas.
It was recombined as Phytosaurus megalodon by Gregory (1962); it was recombined as Angistorhinus megalodon by Long and Murry (1995).
It was recombined as Phytosaurus megalodon by Gregory (1962); it was recombined as Angistorhinus megalodon by Long and Murry (1995).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Brachysuchus megalodon Case |
| 1962 | Phytosaurus megalodon Gregory p. 21 |
| 1995 | Angistorhinus megalodon Long and Murry p. 40 |
| 2002 | Brachysuchus megalodon Lucas et al. p. 157 |
| 2010 | Brachysuchus megalodon Stocker p. supplement |
| 2013 | Brachysuchus megalodon Stocker and Butler |
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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.
†Brachysuchus megalodon Case 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available