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Teleosauroidea

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Teleosauroidea Saint-Hilaire
2010Teleosauroidea Young et al. p. 845
2019Teleosauroidea Foffa et al.
2019Teleosauroidea Sachs et al.
2024Teleosauroidea Scheyer et al. p. 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Thalattosuchia()
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831

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.

Superfm. †Teleosauroidea Saint-Hilaire 1831
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G. †Andrianavoay Johnson et al. 2020
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†Andrianavoay baroni Newton 1893
G. †Bathysuchus Foffa et al. 2019
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†Bathysuchus megarhinus Hulke 1871
G. †Charitomenosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
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†Charitomenosuchus leedsi Andrews 1909
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Invalid names: Stenosaurus teleosauroides Auer 1909 [synonym]
G. †Clovesuurdameredeor Johnson et al. 2020
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G. †Deslongchampsina Johnson et al. 2019
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†Deslongchampsina larteti Eudes-Deslongchamps 1869
Tr. †Machimosaurini Jouve et al. 2016
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G. †Lemmysuchus Johnson et al. 2018
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†Lemmysuchus obtusidens Andrews 1909
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†Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al. 2014
†Machimosaurus hugii Meyer 1837
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Invalid names: Machimosaurus ferox Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Machimosaurus interruptus Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Steneosaurus hulkei Andrews 1913 [synonym]
†Machimosaurus mosae Sauvage and Lienard 1879
†Machimosaurus rex Fanti et al. 2016
Invalid names: Machimosaurus nowackianus Huene 1938 [nomen dubium]
G. †Yvridiosuchus Johnson et al. 2019
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†Yvridiosuchus boutilieri Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
G. †Neosteneosaurus Johnson et al. 2020
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†Neosteneosaurus edwardsi Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
G. †Plagiophthalmosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
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Invalid names: Teleosaurus chapmanni Buckland 1836 [synonym]
G. †Seldsienean Johnson et al. 2020
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†Seldsienean megistorhynchus Saint-Hilaire 1866
Invalid names: Machimosauridae Johnson et al. 2022 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 201.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Sichuan) T. IVPP V 10098 (217281)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Teleosauroidea indet. (224095)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Morocco Teleosauroidea indet. (230103)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Teleosaurus chapmani (90462)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Steneosaurus gracilirostris (224067) Teleosauroidea indet. (224068)
Falciferum - Bifrons183.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus gracilirostris, Teleosaurus chapmanni (90459)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Switzerland (Brugg) Machimosaurini indet. (234449)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Normandie) Steneosaurus boutilieri (154235 229477) Steneosaurus megistorhynchus (229475 229476)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom Steneosaurus stephani (171043)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Steneosaurus megistorhynchus (131997)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Basse-Normandie) Steneosaurus megistorhynchus (141169)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Normandy) Steneosaurus larteti, Steneosaurus megistorhynchus (138308)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Morocco Teleosauroidea indet., Machimosaurini indet. (182040)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Bourgogne) Steneosaurus larteti (36394)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus megistorhynchus (52509)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Calvados) Steneosaurus obtusidens (154956)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Steneosaurus edwardsi (119668)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia (Tataouine) Teleosauroidea indet. (163913)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus edwardsi (142299) Steneosaurus leedsi, Steneosaurus hulkei, Steneosaurus obtusidens, Steneosaurus edwardsi, Steneosaurus boutilieri (109800)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7France (Calvados) Steneosaurus edwardsi (172677)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (Dorset) Steneosaurus obtusidens (224072)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar (Sofia) Steneosaurus baroni (199158)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia (Harari) Machimosaurus sp. (163146)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France (Vienne) Steneosaurus edwardsi (154224)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Algarve) Machimosaurus hugii (163134)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Lorraine) Machimosaurus sp. (163132)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Centro) Machimosaurus hugii (163133)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Basse-Normandie) Machimosaurus hugii (74916)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Centro) Machimosaurus sp. (163135)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Spain (Asturias) Machimosaurus hugii (84207)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Switzerland Machimosaurus sp. (131886)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Normandy) Machimosaurus hugii (154817)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany (Lower Saxony) Machimosaurus hugii (136167) Machimosaurus sp. (163140)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Machimosaurus hugii (24563)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Zachodniopomorskie) Machimosaurus sp. (163141)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany (Niedersachsen) Machimosaurus hugii (149728)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Asturias) Machimosaurus sp. (163137)
Kimmeridgian - Albian157.3 - 100.5Tunisia (Tataouine) Machimosaurus sp., Teleosauroidea indet. (224052)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Normandy) Machimosaurus hugii (163139)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Crocodyliformes indet. (182492)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Neuffen) Machimosaurus hugii (149578)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Steneosaurus edwardsi (154818)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Zug) Machimosaurus hugii (132798)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Machimosaurus ferox (94534) Machimosaurus interruptus, Machimosaurus ferox, Machimosaurus hugii (67107)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Machimosaurus sp. (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Machimosaurus hugii (163136)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Meuse) Machimosaurus mosae (132800)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Aquitaine) Machimosaurus hugii (94532)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Pas de Calais) Machimosaurus mosae (132799)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Steneosaurus manselii (26795) Teleosaurus megarhinus (119504)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Machimosaurus sp. (163143)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Lisboa) Machimosaurus sp. (163145)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Lisbon) Machimosaurus sp. (163144)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Machimosaurus interruptus (53967 144342)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Spain (Valencia) Machimosaurus sp. (120577)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Spain (Valenciana) Machimosaurus sp., Steneosaurus obtusidens (159585)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Tunisia (Tataouine) Machimosaurus rex (175797) Machimosaurus sp. (175798 175799)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Tunisia (Tataouine Governorate) Machimosaurus rex (190013)
Hauterivian - Aptian132.9 - 113.0Tunisia (Tataouine) Machimosaurus sp. (116296)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Colombia (Boyaća) Teleosauroidea indet. (224051)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5Tunisia (Medinine) Machimosaurus sp. (166013)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan (Ash Shamaliyah) Machimosaurus sp. (38682)