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Hoplosuchus
Taxonomy
Hoplosuchus was named by Gilmore (1926). Its type is Hoplosuchus kayi.
It was assigned to Stegomosuchidae by Gilmore (1926) and Hay (1930); to Atoposaurides by Carroll (1988); to Protosuchia by Buscalioni and Sanz (1988); to Crocodyliformes by Tennant et al. (2016); and to Protosuchidae by Buscalioni (2017).
It was assigned to Stegomosuchidae by Gilmore (1926) and Hay (1930); to Atoposaurides by Carroll (1988); to Protosuchia by Buscalioni and Sanz (1988); to Crocodyliformes by Tennant et al. (2016); and to Protosuchidae by Buscalioni (2017).
Species
H. kayi (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1926 | Hoplosuchus Gilmore |
1930 | Hoplosuchus Hay p. 139 |
1988 | Hoplosuchus Buscalioni and Sanz |
1988 | Hoplosuchus Carroll |
2016 | Hoplosuchus Tennant et al. |
2017 | Hoplosuchus Buscalioni |
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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