Araripesuchus patagonicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Crocodilia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia

Familia: †Uruguaysuchidae
Genus: †Araripesuchus
Species: †Araripesuchus patagonicus

Name

†Araripesuchus patagonicus Ortega, Gasparini, Buscalioni & Calvo, 2000

Type locality: Argentina, Villa El Chocón, Candeleros Formation

Holotype: MUCPV 269

Etymology: from Patagonia, where the holotype was found [Ortega et al., 2000: p. 58]

References

Primary references

• Ortega, F., Gasparini, Z., Buscalioni, A.D. & Calvo, J.O. 2000. A new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20: 57–76. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0057:ANSOAC]2.0.CO;2 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Araripesuchus patagonicus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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