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Gryposuchus colombianus

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Gavialis colombianus was named by Langston (1965). Its type specimen is UCMP 41136, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coyaima 7, which is in a Laventan terrestrial sandstone/claystone in Colombia.

It was recombined as Gryposuchus colombianus by Langston (1965), Langston and Gasparini (1997), Riff and Aguilera (2008), Riff et al. (2010), Puértolas et al. (2011) and Salas-Gismondi et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Gryposuchus colombianus Langston
1997Gryposuchus colombianus Langston and Gasparini
2008Gryposuchus colombianus Riff and Aguilera
2010Gryposuchus colombianus Riff et al.
2011Gryposuchus colombianus Puértolas et al.
2016Gryposuchus colombianus Salas-Gismondi et al.

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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
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
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)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
familyGavialidaeAdams 1854
Gryposuchinae
genusGryposuchus
speciescolombianus()

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.

Gryposuchus colombianus Langston 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available