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Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Crocodylus rhombifer was named by Cuvier (1807). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier
1868Crocodylus pristinus Leidy
1966Crocodylus antillensis Varona
1984Crocodylus antillensis Varona
1994Crocodylus rhombifer Morgan p. 475
2002Crocodylus rhombifer Lang and Guilette p. 213

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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)
LongirostresCuvier
Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
Crocodylinae(Cuvier 1807)
genusCrocodylusLaurenti 1768
speciesrhombiferCuvier 1807

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.

Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 [Cuban crocodile]
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Invalid names: Crocodylus antillensis Varona 1966 [synonym], Crocodylus pristinus Leidy 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba (Habana) Crocodylus antillensis (13265)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Crocodylus rhombifer (37703)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Cuba (Habana) Crocodylus antillensis (153776)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Guerra) Crocodylus rhombifer (198638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Crocodylus rhombifer (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Dominican Republic (La Altagracia) Crocodylus rhombifer (195517)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Crocodylus rhombifer (198648 198649 198650 198651)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Crocodylus antillensis (153777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Bahamas (Grand Bahama) Crocodylus rhombifer (198653)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Crocodylus rhombifer (144130 144131 144132 144133 144134 144135 198662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Crocodylus rhombifer (144662 198647)