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Calyptosuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Calyptosuchus was named by Long and Ballew (1985).

It was synonymized subjectively with Stagonolepis by Heckert and Lucas (1999).

It was assigned to Desmatosuchinae by Parker (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Acompsosaurus Mehl p. 735
1930Acompsosaurus Hay p. 140
1942Acompsosaurus Huene p. 243
1985Calyptosuchus Long and Ballew
2016Calyptosuchus Parker

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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
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
Stagonolepididae(Lydekker 1887)
suborderDesmatosuchia
subfamilyDesmatosuchinae
genusCalyptosuchus

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. †Calyptosuchus Long and Ballew 1985
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Calyptosuchus wellesi Long and Ballew 1985
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Invalid names: Acompsosaurus wingatensis Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acompsosaurus Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Stagonolepis wellesi (84271)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Parasuchia indet. (71976) Phytosauria indet. (135662) Stagonolepis wellesi (98596)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) C. wellesi (13273) Stagonolepis wellesi (94493)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Acompsosaurus wingatensis (93559) C. sp. (93611) Stagonolepis wellesi (179082)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Stagonolepis wellesi (39160 39219 52499 52500 57683 84264 84268 92322 92819 92821 92824 92850 92912 92922 92923 93113 93115 93116 93117 93118 93119 93120 93123 93126 93127 93129 93131 93135 93226 93227 93228 93229 93232 93354 93356 93541)