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Leptosuchus crosbiensis

Reptilia - Parasuchidae

Taxonomy
Leptosuchus crosbiensis was named by Case (1922). Its type specimen is UMMP 7552, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Head of Holmes Creek, which is in a Carnian/Norian channel lag claystone in the Tecovas Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Leptosuchus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Phytosaurus doughtyi Case p. 533
1922Leptosuchus crosbiensis Case p. 61
1930Phytosaurus doughtyi Hay p. 142
1930Leptosuchus crosbiensis Hay p. 143
1995Leptosuchus crosbiensis Long and Murry
2005Leptosuchus crosbiensis Irmis p. 72
2013Leptosuchus crosbiensis Stocker and Butler

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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)
Phytosauria(Jaeger 1828)
familyParasuchidaeLydekker 1885
subfamilyMystriosuchinaevon Huene 1915
Leptosuchomorpha
genusLeptosuchus
speciescrosbiensis

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.

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Invalid names: Phytosaurus doughtyi Case 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available