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Terrestrisuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Terrestrisuchus was named by Crush (1984). Its type is Terrestrisuchus gracilis. It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was assigned to Saltoposuchidae by Crush (1984) and Carroll (1988); to Pseudosuchia by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Crocodilomorphi by Fiorelli and Calvo (2008) and Nesbitt (2011); and to Crocodylomorpha by Irmis et al. (2013).

Species
T. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Terrestrisuchus Crush
1988Terrestrisuchus Carroll
1989Terrestrisuchus Gauthier et al. p. 348
2008Terrestrisuchus Fiorelli and Calvo
2011Terrestrisuchus Nesbitt fig. 51
2013Terrestrisuchus Irmis 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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
genusTerrestrisuchus

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.

G. †Terrestrisuchus Crush 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (England) Saltoposuchus sp. (13173 13174 13182) T. sp. (25298 46889) Thecodontia indet. (13175 13176 13183)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (Wales) Crocodilia indet. (27012)