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Platysuchus
Taxonomy
Platysuchus was named by Westphal (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 620]. Its type is Platysuchus multicrobiculatus.
It was assigned to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); to Thalattosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Teleosauridae by Carroll (1988), Pierce et al. (2009) and Young (2013).
It was assigned to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); to Thalattosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Teleosauridae by Carroll (1988), Pierce et al. (2009) and Young (2013).
Species
P. multicrobiculatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1961 | Platysuchus Westphal p. 213 |
1988 | Platysuchus Carroll |
2002 | Platysuchus Sepkoski |
2009 | Platysuchus Pierce et al. p. 1087 |
2012 | Platysuchus Bronzati et al. |
2013 | Platysuchus Young fig. 6 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available