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Pholidosauridae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Macrorhynchidae Koken
1890Macrorhynchidae Zittel p. 670
1902Pholidosauridae von Zittel and Eastman p. 215
1911Pholidosauridae Jaekel p. 164
1928Pholidosaurinae Nopcsa p. 187
1930Pholidosauridae Hay p. 147
1930Rhabdognathidae Swinton
1946Pholidosauridae Kuhn p. 64
1954Pholidosauridae Huene p. 54
1955Rhabdosauridae Bergounioux p. 1918
1958Pholidosauridae Delair p. 64
1966Pholidosauridae Kuhn p. 82
1982Pholidosauridae Buffetaut p. 18
1988Pholidosauridae Carroll
2006Pholidosauridae Jouve et al.
2009Pholidosauridae Jouve
2011Pholidosauridae Andrade et al.
2011Pholidosauridae Fortier et al.
2012Pholidosauridae Bronzati et al.
2012Pholidosauridae Martin and Buffetaut
2013Pholidosauridae Martin et al.
2013Pholidosauridae Montefeltro et al.
2016Pholidosauridae Young et al.
2019Pholidosauridae Souza et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Coelognathosuchia()
Tethysuchia()
Pholidosauridae()
Pholidosauridae()

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. †Pholidosauridae von Zittel and Eastman 1902
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G. †Anglosuchus Mook 1942
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Anglosuchus geoffroyi Owen 1884
Anglosuchus laticeps Owen 1884
G. †Chalawan Martin et al. 2013
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Chalawan thailandicus Buffetaut and Ingavat 1980
G. †Dakotasuchus Mehl 1941
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Dakotasuchus kingi Mehl 1941
G. †Meridiosaurus Mones 1980
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G. †Oceanosuchus Hua et al. 2007
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Oceanosuchus boecensis Hua et al. 2007
G. †Petrosuchus Owen 1878
G. †Pholidosaurus Meyer 1841
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Pholidosaurus meyeri Dunker 1843
Pholidosaurus purbeckensis Mansel-Pleydell 1888
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Invalid names: Pholidosaurus decipiens Watson 1911 [synonym], Pholidosaurus laevis Andrews 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Macrorhynchus Dunker 1843 [synonym]
G. †Sabinosuchus Schiller II et al. 2016
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Sabinosuchus coahuilensis Schiller II et al. 2016
G. †Sarcosuchus de Broin and Taquet 1966
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Sarcosuchus hartti Marsh 1869
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Invalid names: Sarcosuchus hartii Marsh 1869 [synonym]
Sarcosuchus imperator de Broin and Taquet 1966
G. †Terminonaris Osborn 1904
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Terminonaris browni Osborn 1904
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Invalid names: Teleorhinus browni Osborn 1904 [replaced]
Terminonaris robusta Wu et al. 2001
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Invalid names: Teleorhinus mesabiensis Erickson 1969 [synonym], Teleorhinus robustus Mook 1934 [replaced]
Invalid names: Teleorhinus Osborn 1904 [replaced]
G. †Woodbinesuchus Lee 1997
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Invalid names: Macrorhynchidae Koken 1887 [synonym], Rhabdognathidae Swinton 1930 [synonym], Rhabdosauridae Bergounioux 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Fortier et al. 2011Longirostrine mesoeucrocodylians distinguished by the possession of the following unambiguous synapomorphies: (1) anterodorsal margin of the external naris without the premaxillary dorsal projection; (2) the medial margin of the orbit is formed mostly by the prefrontal, with little or no participation of the frontal; (3) the fifth premaxillary tooth is anterolaterally placed in relation to the maxillary tooth row; (4) the posterior premaxillary teeth are longer then the anterior teeth; (5) the ventral edge of the premaxilla is located deeper than the ventral edge of the maxilla; (6) the distance between the tip of the snout and the anteriormost position of the premaxilla–maxilla suture in dorsal view is smaller than the distance between this and the posterodorsal extremity of the premaxilla (except in Elosuchus); (7) absence of postorbital–ectopterygoid contact; and (8) the maximal width of premaxillae is wider than the maximal width of the rostrum at the level of the fourth or fifth alveoli.