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Diplocynodon ratelii

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Diplocynodon ratelii was named by Pomel (1847). It is the type species of Diplocynodon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. hallense

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Diplocynodon ratelii Pomel
1872Diplocynodon gracilis Vaillant
1902Diplocynodon ratelii Hay p. 514
1928Diplocynodon gracile Perrier p. 3089
1930Diplocynodon ratelii Hay p. 155
1992Diplocynodon ratelii Buscalioni et al.
2012Diplocynodon ratelii Delfino and Smith
2020Diplocynodon ratelii Rio 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
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—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)
—Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
genusDiplocynodonPomel 1847
speciesrateliiPomel 1847

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.

†Diplocynodon ratelii Pomel 1847
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Invalid names: Asiatosuchus monsvialensis Fabiani 1914 [synonym], Diplocynodon gracilis Vaillant 1872 [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: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 24 to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Diplocynodon ratelii (148387)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Diplocynodon ratelii (84606)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Bouches-du-Rhône) Diplocynodon ratelii (143488)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Czech Republic Diplocynodon ratelii (202068)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Catalonia) Diplocynodon ratelii (205815)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) Diplocynodon ratelii (48173 217616)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Diplocynodon ratelii (180192)