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Krokolithidae (crocodile eggshell)

Reptilia - Krokolithidae

Taxonomy
Krokolithidae was named by Kohring and Hirsch (1996). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Crocodylia by Kohring and Hirsch (1996) and Jackson and Varricchio (2010); and to Crocodyliformes by Tanaka et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Krokolithidae Kohring and Hirsch
2010Krokolithidae Jackson and Varricchio p. 1153
2011Krokolithidae Tanaka et al. p. 49

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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
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
familyKrokolithidae
familyKrokolithidae

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.

Fm. Krokolithidae Kohring and Hirsch 1996 [crocodile eggshell]
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G. †Bauruoolithus Oliveira et al. 2011
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Bauruoolithus fragilis Oliveira et al. 2011
G. †Krokolithes Hirsch 1985
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Krokolithes helleri Kohring and Hirsch 1996
Krokolithes wilsoni Hirsch 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available