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Protosuchus haughtoni

Reptilia - Protosuchidae

Taxonomy

Baroqueosuchus haughtoni was named by Busbey and Gow (1984). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BP-1-4746. Its type locality is Farm Sunnyside (1178) (Upper Elliot), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of South Africa.

It was recombined as Protosuchus haughtoni by Gow (2000), Nesbitt (2011).

Synonyms

Lesothosuchus charigi was named by Whetstone and Whybrow (1983). Its type specimen is BMNH R8503, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lithipeng South (Red Beds of Stormberg Series), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.

It was synonymized subjectively with Protosuchus haughtoni by Gow (2000).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1983	Lesothosuchus charigi Whetstone and Whybrow p. 5 figs. 1-7
1984	Baroqueosuchus haughtoni Busbey III and Gow pp. 132-133 figs. 1-12
2000	Protosuchus haughtoni Gow
2011	Protosuchus haughtoni Nesbitt p. 42

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
—	Pseudosuchia	(Zittel 1890)
—	Suchia	Krebs 1974
—	Paracrocodylomorpha
—	Loricata	(Merrem 1820)
—	Crocodylomorpha	()
—	Solidocrania
suborder	Crocodyliformes
family	Protosuchidae
genus	Protosuchus
species	haughtoni	()

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.

†Protosuchus haughtoni Busbey III and Gow 1984

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Invalid names: Lesothosuchus charigi Whetstone and Whybrow 1983 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
K. N. Whetstone and P. J. Whybrow 1983 (Lesothosuchus charigi)	Diagnosis: Small crocodilian with relatively long limbs; postorbital with a facet for a supraorbital (palpebral) bone; temporal fenestrae moderate in size and pear-shaped; squamosal broad, with a longi- tudinal ridge near the lateral margin; paroccipital process ventrally placed, relati\'ely short and broad; carotid artery enclosed by bone posterior to the otic region; squamosal overhangs the tympanic ca\ity; braincase sutures to the (juadrate anteriorly, retains a cotyle posteriorly; quadrate hollow and highly fenestrated; periotic pneu- maticity developed; floccular recess present within endocranium; lower temporal fenestra reduced; vertebral centra platycoelous ex- cept the posterior caudals; coracoid elongate, expanded sternally, and "waisted"; humerus with an expanded, convex head; ulna with two proximal cotyles and a rounded, convex articulation for the radius; dorsal armor finely sculptured.