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Subclade

Taxon
Taxon
Prestosuchidae
Nominal Author
Romer 1966
2nd Nominal Author
Taxon Status ACTIVE
Comments
The active and initial definition for Prestosuchidae identifies a clade with the nominotypical species Prestosuchus chiniquensis as an internal specifier. Several external specifiers (Rauisuchus tiradentes, Aetosaurus ferratus, Poposaurus gracilis, Crocodylus niloticus) ensure that only taxa most closely related to Prestosuchus will be included.
Potential Synonomy

Active Phylogenetic Definition
Active Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene 1942 but not Rauisuchus tiradentes Huene 1942, Aetosaurus ferratus Fraas 1877, Poposaurus gracilis Mehl 1915, Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti 1768).
Shorthand
> Prestosuchus chiniquensis but not Rauisuchus triradentes, Aetosaurus ferratus, Poposaurus gracilis, Crocodylus niloticus .
Definitional Author
Sereno 2005
Definition Status ORIGINAL
Definition Type STEM
Node-Stem Triplet NO
Other Triplet Taxa
Specifiers
Specifier(s) A
Prestosuchus chiniquensis
Specifier(s) B
Specifier(s) C
Rauisuchus triradentes, Aetosaurus ferratus, Poposaurus gracilis, Crocodylus niloticus .
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Datum
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2005

Inactive Taxon Status
Rejection Criteria
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