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Crocodyliformes
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Nominal Author | Hay 1930 |
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Taxon Status | ACTIVE |
Comments | Although the name was used by Clark (in Benton and Clark 1988) as a clade, it was first defined as a node-based taxon by Sereno et al. (2001:1519). The taxon has been used in this manner even after splitting various basal genera once regarded as “protosuchids” (Clark and Norell 2002). The active definition is a textual variant of the original definition. |
Potential Synonomy | Crocodylia, Crocodiliformes (Hay 1930, spelling variant) |
Active Phylogenetic Definition | |
Active Definition |
The least inclusive clade containing Protosuchus richardsoni (Brown 1933) and Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti 1768).
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Shorthand |
< Protosuchus richardsoni and Crocodylus niloticus. |
Definitional Author |
Sereno et al. 2001 |
Definition Status | TEXTUAL SUBSTITUTION |
Definition Type | NODE |
Node-Stem Triplet | NODE |
Other Triplet Taxa |
Protosuchia, Mesoeucrocodylia |
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Protosuchus richardsoni |
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Crocodylus niloticus |
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Earliest Record | Protosuchus richardsoni, Crocodylus niloticus, and all descendants of their common ancestor. |
Latest Record | Sereno et al. 2001:1519 |
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