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Aetosauria (aetosaur)

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Episcoposaurus Cope p. 213
1889Aetosauria Lydekker
1892Desmatosuchus haploceras Cope
1892Episcoposaurus haplocerus Cope p. 129 figs. 1-3
1902Aetosauria Hay p. 511
1902Episcoposaurus Hay p. 511
1902Episcoposaurus haplocerus Hay p. 511
1904Aetosauria Osborn p. 100
1910Aetosauri Jaekel p. 340
1911Aetosauri Jaekel p. 164
1915Episcoposaurus Huene p. 492
1915Aetosauria Lull p. 98
1917Aetosauria Lull p. 113
1922Episcoposaurus Huene p. 23
1930Episcoposaurus Hay p. 144
1930Episcoposaurus haplocerus Hay p. 144
1942Episcoposaurus Huene p. 243
1967Desmatosuchus haplocerus Charig p. 709
1985Aetosauria Gauthier and Padian pp. 187-189 fig. 1
1986Desmatosuchus haploceros Parrish and Carpenter p. 152
1988Aetosauria Carroll
1990Aetosauria Sereno and Arcucci p. 41
1991Aetosauria Sereno p. 11
1993Aetosauria Parrish p. 290 fig. 1
1995Aetosauria Long and Murry p. 66
1995Desmatosuchus haplocerus Long and Murry p. 89
1998Aetosauria Heckert and Lucas
1998Aetosauria Lucas et al.
2000Aetosauria Heckert and Lucas
2005Desmatosuchus haplocerus Irmis p. 75
2006Desmatosuchus haploceras Spielmann et al. pp. 583-584
2007Aetosauria Parker
2007Desmatosuchus haplocerus Parker
2007Aetosauria Schoch
2007Aetosauria Weinbaum and Hungerbühler p. 141
2011Aetosauria Nesbitt p. 195 fig. 51

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)

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. †Aetosauria Lydekker 1889 [aetosaur]
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G. †Aetosauripus Weiss 1934
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G. †Aetosauroides Casamiquela 1960
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Aetosauroides scagliai Casamiquela 1960
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Invalid names: Aetosauroides inhamandensis Zacharias 1982 [synonym], Aetosauroides subsulcatus Zacarias 1982 [synonym]
Fm. †Batrachopodidae Lull 1904
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G. †Angolaichnus Mateus et al. 2017
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Angolaichnus adamanticus Mateus et al. 2017
G. †Batrachopus Hitchcock 1845
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Batrachopus bakoenaorum Ellenberger 1974
Batrachopus bellus Hitchcock 1858
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Invalid names: Comptichnus obesus Hitchcock 1865 [synonym]
Batrachopus deweyi Hitchcock 1843
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Invalid names: Antipus flexiloquus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Arachichnus dehiscens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Batrachopus parvulus Hitchcock 1837 [synonym], Cheirotheroides pilulatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Chelonoides incedens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Exocampe arcta Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Exocampe minima Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Exocampe ornata Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus floriferus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus introvergens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus linearis Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus gracilipes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus palmatus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Palamopus rogersi Hitchcock 1843 [synonym], Sustenodactylus curvatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
Batrachopus dispar Lull 1904
Batrachopus gainensis Kim et al. 2012
Batrachopus gilberti Lapparent and Montenat 1967
Batrachopus gracilis Hitchcock 1845
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Invalid names: Batrachopus gracilior Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Shepardia palmipes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
Batrachopus grandis Kim et al. 2020
Batrachopus pilosus Ellenberger 1970
Batrachopus rugosus Ellenberger 1970
Batrachopus supersaltator Ellenberger 1970
Batrachopus tenuis Ellenberger 1970
Batrachopus varians Demathieu 1970
Invalid names: Anisichnus Hitchcock 1871 [synonym], Anisopus Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Arachichnus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Batrachoidichnites Hitchcock 1844 [synonym], Cheirotheroides Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Chelonoides Agassiz 1857 [synonym], Comptichnus Hitchcock 1865 [synonym], Exocampe Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Macropterna Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Nanopodiscus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Orthodactylus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Parabatrachopus Lull 1942 [synonym], Shepardia Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Suchopus Ellenberger 1974 [synonym], Sustenodactylus Lull 1904 [synonym]
G. †Rigalites Huene 1931
G. †Tarsodactylus Hitchcock 1858
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Tarsodactylus caudatus Hitchcock 1858
Tarsodactylus expansus Hitchcock 1866
G. †Chilenosuchus Casamiquela 1980
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Chilenosuchus forttae Casamiquela 1980
G. †Hoplitosuchus Huene 1942
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Hoplitosuchus raui Huene 1942
G. †Revueltosaurus Hunt 1989
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Invalid names: Galtonia Hunt and Lucas 1994 [synonym], Pekinosaurus Hunt and Lucas 1994 [synonym], Pekinosaurus olseni Hunt and Lucas 1994 [nomen dubium], Thecodontosaurus gibbidens Cope 1878 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Stagonolepididae Lydekker 1887
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G. †Aetobarbakinoides Desojo et al. 2012
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Aetobarbakinoides brasiliensis Desojo et al. 2012
Subfm. †Aetosaurinae Baur 1887
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G. †Aetosaurus Fraas 1887
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Aetosaurus ferratus Fraas 1877
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Invalid names: Aetosaurus crassicauda Fraas 1907 [synonym]
G. †Coahomasuchus Heckert and Lucas 1999
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Coahomasuchus chathamensis Heckert et al. 2017
Coahomasuchus kahleorum Heckert and Lucas 1999
G. †Stenomyti Small and Martz 2013
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Stenomyti huangae Small and Martz 2013
Unr. †Typothoracisinae Parker 2007
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G. †Apachesuchus Spielmann and Lucas 2012
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Apachesuchus heckerti Spielmann and Lucas 2012
Unr. †Paratypothoracisini Parker 2007
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G. †Kocurypelta Czepiński et al. 2021
G. †Paratypothorax Long and Ballew 1985
G. †Rioarribasuchus Lucas et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Heliocanthus Parker 2007 [objective synonym]
G. †Tecovasuchus Martz and Small 2006
G. †Venkatasuchus Haldar et al. 2023
G. †Redondasuchus Hunt and Lucas 1991
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Redondasuchus reseri Hunt and Lucas 1991
Redondasuchus rineharti Spielmann et al. 2006
G. †Typothorax Cope 1875
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Typothorax coccinarum Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Episcoposaurus horridus Cope 1887 [synonym], Typothorax antiquum Lucas et al. 2002 [synonym]
Typothorax meadei Sawin 1947
Invalid names: Argentinosuchus Casamiquela 1960 [nomen dubium], Argentinosuchus bonapartei Casamiquela 1960 [nomen dubium]
Subor. †Desmatosuchia Case 1920
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Subfm. †Desmatosuchinae Huene 1942
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G. †Acaenasuchus Long and Murry 1995
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Acaenasuchus geoffreyi Long and Murry 1995
G. †Adamanasuchus Lucas et al. 2007
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Adamanasuchus eisenhardtae Lucas et al. 2007
G. †Calyptosuchus Long and Ballew 1985
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Calyptosuchus wellesi Long and Ballew 1985
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Invalid names: Acompsosaurus wingatensis Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acompsosaurus Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Unr. †Desmatosuchini Parker 2016
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G. †Desmatosuchus Case 1920
G. †Gorgetosuchus Heckert et al. 2015
G. †Longosuchus Hunt and Lucas 1990
G. †Lucasuchus Long and Murry 1995
G. †Sierritasuchus Parker et al. 2008
G. †Neoaetosauroides Bonaparte 1969
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Neoaetosauroides engaeus Bonaparte 1969
G. †Scutarx Parker 2016
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Scutarx deltatylus Parker 2016
Subfm. †Stagonolepininae Heckert and Lucas 2000
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G. †Polesinesuchus Roberto-da-Silva et al. 2014
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Polesinesuchus aurelioi Roberto-da-Silva et al. 2014
G. †Stagonolepis Agassiz 1844
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Stagonolepis olenkae Sulej 2010
Stagonolepis robertsoni Agassiz 1844
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Invalid names: Ebrachosaurus singularis Kuhn 1936 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ebrachosaurus Kuhn 1936 [synonym]
G. †Stegomus Marsh 1896
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Stegomus arcuatus Marsh 1896
Invalid names: Episcoposaurinae Huene 1936 [empty], Stegominae Nopcsa 1923 [empty]
Invalid names: Episcoposaurus Cope 1887 [nomen dubium], Episcoposaurus haplocerus Cope 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. J. Nesbitt 2011The most inclusive clade containing Aetosaurus ferratus Fraas, 1877, and Desmatosuchus haplocerus Cope, 1892, than to Rutiodon carolinensis Emmons, 1856, Postosuchus kirkpatricki Chatterjee, 1985, Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene, 1942, Poposaurus gracilis Mehl, 1915, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768, Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum Romer, 1972c, and Revueltosaurus callenderi Hunt, 1989