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Thalattosuchia (marine crocodile)
Taxonomy
Thalattosuchia was named by Fraas (1901) [original rank uncertain]. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Gasparini et al. (2000) and Mueller-Töwe (2005) and Jouve (2009).
It was reranked as the infraorder Thalattosuchia by Walker (1970) and Buffetaut (1982); it was reranked as the unranked clade Thalattosuchia by Jouve et al. (2006), Pierce and Benton (2006), Bronzati et al. (2012), Barrientos-Lara et al. (2018), Martin et al. (2018), Sachs et al. (2019), Foffa et al. (2019) and Scheyer et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Crocodilia by Osborn (1904), Roxo (1937), Kuhn (1946) and Charig (1967); to Crocodylia by Walker (1970); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982); to Crocodylia by Kuhn (1966) and Hua et al. (2000); to Crocodyliformes by Gasparini et al. (2000) and Mueller-Töwe (2005); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Sereno et al. (2001), Sereno et al. (2003) and Pierce and Benton (2006); to Neosuchia by Jouve et al. (2006), Gasparini et al. (2006), Jouve (2009), Martin et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011) and Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Crocodylomorpha by Barrientos-Lara et al. (2018), Martin et al. (2018), Foffa et al. (2018), Sachs et al. (2019), Foffa et al. (2019) and Scheyer et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the infraorder Thalattosuchia by Walker (1970) and Buffetaut (1982); it was reranked as the unranked clade Thalattosuchia by Jouve et al. (2006), Pierce and Benton (2006), Bronzati et al. (2012), Barrientos-Lara et al. (2018), Martin et al. (2018), Sachs et al. (2019), Foffa et al. (2019) and Scheyer et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Crocodilia by Osborn (1904), Roxo (1937), Kuhn (1946) and Charig (1967); to Crocodylia by Walker (1970); to Mesosuchia by Buffetaut (1982); to Crocodylia by Kuhn (1966) and Hua et al. (2000); to Crocodyliformes by Gasparini et al. (2000) and Mueller-Töwe (2005); to Mesoeucrocodylia by Sereno et al. (2001), Sereno et al. (2003) and Pierce and Benton (2006); to Neosuchia by Jouve et al. (2006), Gasparini et al. (2006), Jouve (2009), Martin et al. (2010), Andrade et al. (2011) and Bronzati et al. (2012); and to Crocodylomorpha by Barrientos-Lara et al. (2018), Martin et al. (2018), Foffa et al. (2018), Sachs et al. (2019), Foffa et al. (2019) and Scheyer et al. (2024).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1847 | Mesosauria Giebel |
1901 | Thalattosuchia Fraas |
1904 | Thalattosuchia Osborn p. 100 |
1927 | Steneosaurus gerthi Huene |
1937 | Thalattosuchia Roxo p. 44 |
1946 | Thalattosuchia Kuhn p. 64 |
1966 | Thalattosuchia Kuhn p. 86 |
1967 | Thalattosuchia Charig p. 710 |
1970 | Thalattosuchia Walker p. 369 |
1982 | Thalattosuchia Buffetaut p. 18 |
2000 | Thalattosuchia Gasparini et al. |
2000 | Thalattosuchia Hua et al. p. 472 |
2001 | Thalattosuchia Sereno et al. p. 1518 |
2003 | Thalattosuchia Sereno et al. |
2005 | Thalattosuchia Mueller-Töwe |
2006 | Thalattosuchia Gasparini et al. p. 72 |
2006 | Thalattosuchia Jouve et al. |
2006 | Thalattosuchia Pierce and Benton p. 622 |
2009 | Thalattosuchia Jouve |
2010 | Thalattosuchia Martin et al. |
2011 | Thalattosuchia Andrade et al. |
2012 | Thalattosuchia Bronzati et al. |
2018 | Thalattosuchia Barrientos-Lara et al. |
2018 | Thalattosuchia Foffa et al. |
2018 | Thalattosuchia Martin et al. |
2019 | Thalattosuchia Foffa et al. |
2019 | Thalattosuchia Sachs et al. |
2024 | Thalattosuchia Scheyer et al. |
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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.
Unr. †Thalattosuchia Fraas 1901 [marine crocodile]
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Fm. †Metriorhynchidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Capellineosuchus Romer 1966
Subfm. †Geosaurinae Lydekker 1889
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G. †Dakosaurus Quenstedt 1856
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†Dakosaurus andiniensis Vignaud and Gasparini 1996
†Dakosaurus maximus Plieninger 1846
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Invalid names: Dakosaurus gracilis Quenstedt 1885 [synonym], Dakosaurus lissocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Megalosaurus schnaitheimii Bunzel 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Brachytaenius Merian 1842 [synonym], Plerodon Meyer 1839 [synonym]
G. †Geosaurus Cuvier 1824
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†Geosaurus giganteus Sömmerring 1816
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Invalid names: Brachytaenius perennis Meyer 1842 [synonym], Geosaurus sommerringi Meyer 1831 [synonym], Halilimnosaurus crocodiloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Mosasaurus bavaricus Holl 1829 [synonym]
†Geosaurus grandis Wagner 1858
†Geosaurus lapparenti Debelmas and Strannoloubsky 1957
†Geosaurus medius Wagner 1858
Invalid names: Halilimnosaurus Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Ltliminosaurus Romer 1966 [synonym]
G. †Neptunidraco Cau and Fanti 2011
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†Neptunidraco ammoniticus Cau and Fanti 2011
Invalid names: Steneosaurus barettoni De Zigno 1883 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvoneustes Andrade et al. 2010
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†Torvoneustes carpenteri Wilkinson et al. 2008
†Torvoneustes coryphaeus Young et al. 2013
†Torvoneustes jurensis Girard et al. 2023
†Torvoneustes mexicanus Barrientos-Lara et al. 2016
Subfm. †Metriorhynchinae Buchy 2008
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Tr. †Rhacheosaurini Young et al. 2011
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G. †Cricosaurus Wagner 1858
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†Cricosaurus albersdoerferi Sachs et al. 2021
†Cricosaurus araucanensis Gasparini and Dellape 1976
†Cricosaurus bambergensis Sachs et al. 2019
†Cricosaurus elegans Wagner 1852
†Cricosaurus gracilis Phillips 1871
†Cricosaurus lithographicus Herrera et al. 2013
†Cricosaurus macrospondylus Koken 1883
†Cricosaurus mexicanus Wieland 1910
†Cricosaurus puelchorum Herrera et al. 2021
†Cricosaurus rauhuti Herrera et al. 2021
†Cricosaurus saltillensis Buchy et al. 2006
†Cricosaurus schroderi Kuhn 1936
†Cricosaurus schroederi Kühn 1936
†Cricosaurus suevicus Fraas 1901
†Cricosaurus vignaudi Frey et al. 2002
Invalid names: Enaliosuchus Koken 1883 [synonym], Neustosaurus Raspail 1842 [nomen dubium]
G. †Maledictosuchus Parrilla-Bel et al. 2013
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†Maledictosuchus nuyivijanan Barrientos-Lara et al. 2018
†Maledictosuchus riclaensis Parrilla-Bel et al. 2013
G. †Thalattosuchus Young et al. 2021
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†Thalattosuchus superciliosus de Blainville 1853
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Invalid names: Metriorhynchus jaekeli Schmidt 1904 [synonym], Steneosaurus dasyceps Seeley 1869 [synonym], Teleosaurus superciliosus Deslongchamps 1867 [synonym]
G. †Metriorhynchus von Meyer 1830
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†Metriorhynchus blainvillei Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
†Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
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Invalid names: Metriorhynchus cultridens Andrews 1913 [synonym]
†Metriorhynchus casamiquelai Gasparini and Chong 1977
†Metriorhynchus geoffroyii Meyer 1832
†Metriorhynchus hastifer Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
†Metriorhynchus littoreus Sauvage 1874
†Metriorhynchus moreli Deslongchamps 1867
†Metriorhynchus palpebosus Phillips 1871
†Metriorhynchus westermanni Gasparini 1980
Invalid names: Aggiosaurus Ambayrac 1913 [nomen dubium], Geosauridae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Superfm. †Metriorhynchoidea Young 2010
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G. †Mystriosaurus Munster 1834
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†Mystriosaurus laurillardi Kaup 1837
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Invalid names: Steneosaurus brevior Tate and Blake 1876 [synonym]
Invalid names: Engyommasaurus Kaup 1834 [synonym], Macrospondylus Meyer 1830 [synonym]
G. †Pelagosaurus Bronn 1841
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†Pelagosaurus typus Bronn 1841
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Invalid names: Crocodilus temporalis de Blainville 1835 [synonym], Mosellaesaurus rostrominor Monard 1846 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mosellaesaurus Monard 1846 [synonym]
G. †Teleidosaurus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1869
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†Teleidosaurus calvadosii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1866
†Teleidosaurus joberti Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
Invalid names: Teleidosaurus bathonicus Mercier 1933 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Teleosauridae Geoffroy 1831
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G. †Indosinosuchus Martin et al. 2018
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†Indosinosuchus kalasinensis Johnson et al. 2020
†Indosinosuchus potamosiamensis Martin et al. 2018
G. †Steneosaurus Saint-Hilaire 1825
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†Steneosaurus aalensis Meyer 1842
†Steneosaurus atelestatus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863
†Steneosaurus blumembachi Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
†Steneosaurus brevidens Phillips 1871
†Steneosaurus brevirostris Owen 1842
†Steneosaurus dasycephalus Seeley 1869
†Steneosaurus durobrivensis Andrews 1909
†Steneosaurus heberti Morel de Glasville 1876
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Invalid names: Steneosaurus depressus Phizackerley 1951 [synonym], Steneosaurus meretrix Phizackerley 1951 [synonym]
†Steneosaurus lyceense Costa 1864
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Invalid names: Streptospondylus lyceense Costa 1864 [objective synonym]
†Steneosaurus megarhinus Hulke 1871
†Steneosaurus oplites Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863
†Steneosaurus pictaviensis Bronzati et al. 2012
†Steneosaurus priscus Bronzati et al. 2012
†Steneosaurus roissyi Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
†Steneosaurus rostrominor Saint-Hilaire 1825
†Steneosaurus rudis Sauvage 1874
†Steneosaurus temporalis Owen 1884
Invalid names: Glaphyrorhynchus Meyer 1842 [synonym], Leptocranius Bronn 1837 [synonym], Machimosaurus bathonicus Sauvage 1874 [nomen dubium], Machimosaurus rigauxi Sauvage 1874 [nomen dubium], Sericodon Meyer 1845 [synonym], Steneosaurus rostromajor Saint-Hilaire 1825 [nomen dubium]
G. †Teleosaurus Geoffroy 1825
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†Teleosaurus asthenodeirus Owen 1842
†Teleosaurus brevior Owen 1884
†Teleosaurus cadomensis Lamouroux 1820
†Teleosaurus geoffroyi Deslongchamps 1868
†Teleosaurus lacunosae Quenstedt 1858
†Teleosaurus latifrons Owen 1884
†Teleosaurus ornati Quenstedt 1852
†Teleosaurus soemmeringii Holl 1829
Invalid names: Megalosaurus mersensis Lapparent 1955 [nomen dubium], Teleosaurinae Saint-Hilaire 1831 [empty]
Superfm. †Teleosauroidea Saint-Hilaire 1831
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G. †Charitomenosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
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†Charitomenosuchus leedsi Andrews 1909
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Invalid names: Stenosaurus teleosauroides Auer 1909 [synonym]
Tr. †Machimosaurini Jouve et al. 2016
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G. †Machimosaurus
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†Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al. 2014
†Machimosaurus hugii Meyer 1837
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Invalid names: Machimosaurus ferox Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Machimosaurus interruptus Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Steneosaurus hulkei Andrews 1913 [synonym]
†Machimosaurus mosae Sauvage and Lienard 1879
†Machimosaurus rex Fanti et al. 2016
Invalid names: Machimosaurus nowackianus Huene 1938 [nomen dubium]
G. †Plagiophthalmosuchus Johnson et al. 2020
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†Plagiophthalmosuchus gracilirostris Westphal 1961
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Invalid names: Teleosaurus chapmanni Buckland 1836 [synonym]
Invalid names: Machimosauridae Johnson et al. 2022 [empty]
Invalid names: Mesosauria Giebel 1847 [synonym], Steneosaurus gerthi Huene 1927 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available