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Deinosuchus

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pliogonodon priscus Leidy p. 255
1869Polydectes Cope p. 192
1902Polydectes Hay p. 514
1902Pliogonodon priscus Hay p. 517
1909Deinosuchus Holland
1924Phobosuchus Nopcsa p. 378
1930Phobosuchus Hay p. 156
1930Pliogonodon priscus Hay p. 158
1930Polydectes Hay p. 158
1979Deinosuchus Baird and Horner p. 22
1988Deinosuchus Carroll
1988Polydectes Carroll
1999Deinosuchus Brochu
1999Deinosuchus Erickson and Brochu p. 205
2011Deinosuchus Puértolas et al.
2011Deinosuchus Rivera-Sylva et al.
2014Deinosuchus Farke et al.
2019Deinosuchus Massonne et al.
2020Deinosuchus Cossette and Brochu

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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
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
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
genusDeinosuchusHolland 1909

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. †Deinosuchus Holland 1909
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Deinosuchus hatcheri Holland 1909
Deinosuchus riograndensis Colbert and Bird 1954
Deinosuchus schwimmeri Cossette and Brochu 2020
Invalid names: Phobosuchus Nopcsa 1924 [synonym], Pliogonodon priscus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Polydectes Cope 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available