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Planocraniidae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Planocranidae was named by Li (1976).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Planocraniidae by Brochu (2013), Rio and Mannion (2021) and Darlim et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Sebecosuchia by Li (1976); to Crocodylia by Brochu (2013) and Rio and Mannion (2021); and to Eusuchia by Darlim et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Planocranidae Li
2013Planocraniidae Brochu
2021Planocraniidae Rio and Mannion
2022Planocraniidae Darlim 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—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)
—Planocraniidae()
—Planocraniidae()

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.

Unr. †Planocraniidae Li 1976
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G. †Boverisuchus Kuhn 1938
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Invalid names: Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis Kuhn 1938 [synonym]
†Boverisuchus vorax Troxell 1925
Invalid names: Weigeltisuchus Kuhn 1938 [synonym]
G. †Duerosuchus Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés 2009
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†Duerosuchus piscator Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés 2009
G. †Planocrania Li 1976
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.60000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8China (Guangdong) Planocrania datangensis (123483)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Weigeltisuchus sp. (74643)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Hunan) Planocrania hengdongensis (115113)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (16000)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Utah) Crocodylus vorax (15718)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (27268)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Pristichampsus vorax (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Pristichampsus vorax (15837 16228 16236 16270 16273 16279 144195 144196)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain (Zamora) Duerosuchus piscator (179692)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Boverisuchus magnifrons, Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis (13322)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Pristichampsus sp. (16202)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Pristichampsus vorax (16528 16586 16650 16651)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Pristichampsus vorax (16542)