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Clade
Subclade

Taxon
Taxon
Metasuchia
Nominal Author
Benton and Clark 1988
2nd Nominal Author
Taxon Status ACTIVE
Comments
The active definition is a textual variant of that proposed by Sereno et al. (2001), the only previous definiton of Metasuchia.
Potential Synonomy

Active Phylogenetic Definition
Active Definition
The least inclusive clade containing Notosuchus terrestris Woodward 1896 and Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti 1768).
Shorthand
< Notosuchus terrestris and Crocodylus niloticus.
Definitional Author
Sereno et al. 2001
Definition Status TEXTUAL SUBSTITUTION
Definition Type NODE
Node-Stem Triplet NO
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Specifiers
Specifier(s) A
Notosuchus terrestris
Specifier(s) B
Crocodylus niloticus
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Inactive Taxon Status
Rejection Criteria
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Notosuchus terrestris, Crocodylus niloticus, and all descendants of their common ancestor.
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