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Clade
Subclade

Taxon
Taxon
Protosuchidae
Nominal Author
Brown 1934
2nd Nominal Author
Taxon Status ACTIVE
Comments
Although often used historically as a redundant taxon under Protosuchia (Busbey and Gow 1984) or as a taxon for the single genus Protosuchus (Steel 1973), the taxon is here defined to identify a subroup within Protosuchia—protosuchians within a clade that includes Protosuchus richardsoni (Colbert and Mook 1951) and Hemiprotosuchus leali (Bonaparte 1972).
Potential Synonomy
Protosuchia, Archaeosuchidae, Protosuchinae

Active Phylogenetic Definition
Active Definition
The least inclusive clade containing Protosuchus richardsoni (Brown 1933) and Hemiprotosuchus leali Bonaparte 1972.
Shorthand
< Protosuchus richardsoni and Hemiprotosuchus leali.
Definitional Author
Sereno 2005
Definition Status ORIGINAL
Definition Type NODE
Node-Stem Triplet NO
Other Triplet Taxa
Specifiers
Specifier(s) A
Protosuchus richardsoni
Specifier(s) B
Hemiprotosuchus leali
Specifier(s) C
Qualifiers
+Taxon
-Taxon
Datum
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Unknown
2005

Inactive Taxon Status
Rejection Criteria
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