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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), 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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Tithonian to the top of the MP 26 or 149.20000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Portugal (Centro) Krokolithes dinophilus (49248)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Spain (La Rioja) Krokolithidae indet. (224944)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Spain (Zaragoza) Neosuchia indet. (61330)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Spain (Aragón) Krokolithes sp. (84212)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Aragón) Krokolithes sp. (53921)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Krokolithes sp. (94368)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Krokolithes sp. (22698 47816)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Krokolithidae indet. (96814)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Krokolithidae indet. (59269)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Krokolithes sp. (45240)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Bauruoolithus fragilis (190140)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Megaloolithidae indet. (45437) Spheroolithus europaeus (224902)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco (Fes-Boulmane) Krokolithidae indet. (206441)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) Krokolithes sp. (172927)