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Calyptosuchus wellesi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Calyptosuchus wellesi was named by Long and Ballew (1985). Its type specimen is UMMP 13950, a set of postcrania (Armor and pelvis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NE of Rotten Hill, breaks of Cerita de la Cruz Creek, which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial horizon in the Tecovas Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Stagonolepis wellesi by Murry and Long (1989), Long and Murry (1995) and Irmis (2005).

Synonyms
  • Acompsosaurus wingatensis was named by Mehl (1915). Its type specimen is FMNH UW 3811 (specimen lost), a set of postcrania (Pelvic girdle and other postcranial elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fort Wingate, which is in a Norian terrestrial shale in the Chinle Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Acompsosaurus.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Calyptosuchus wellesi by Desojo et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Acompsosaurus wingatensis Mehl p. 735
1930Acompsosaurus wingatensis Hay p. 140
1985Calyptosuchus wellesi Long and Ballew
1989Stagonolepis wellesi Murry and Long
1995Stagonolepis wellesi Long and Murry p. 82
2005Stagonolepis wellesi Irmis p. 77
2013Calyptosuchus wellesi Desojo et al.
2016Calyptosuchus wellesi 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
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
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
specieswellesi

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.

Calyptosuchus wellesi Long and Ballew 1985
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Invalid names: Acompsosaurus wingatensis Mehl 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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