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Platysuchus

Reptilia - Teleosauridae

Taxonomy
Platysuchus was named by Westphal (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 620]. Its type is Platysuchus multicrobiculatus.

It was assigned to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); to Thalattosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); to Teleosauridae by Carroll (1988), Pierce et al. (2009), Young (2013); and to Teleosaurinae by Young et al. (2024).

Species
P. multicrobiculatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. multiscrobiculatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Platysuchus Westphal p. 213
1988Platysuchus Carroll
2002Platysuchus Sepkoski
2009Platysuchus Pierce et al. p. 1087
2012Platysuchus Bronzati et al.
2013Platysuchus Young fig. 6
2024Platysuchus Young et al. p. 594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyTeleosauroideaSaint-Hilaire 1831
familyTeleosauridaeGeoffroy 1831
subfamilyTeleosaurinaeSaint-Hilaire 1831
genusPlatysuchus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Platysuchus Westphal 1961
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†Platysuchus multicrobiculatus Berckhemer 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Mystriosaurus multicrobiculatus (91698)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Württemberg) P. multiscrobiculatus (133041)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) P. multiscrobiculatus (132802)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg (Mondercange) P. multicrobiculatus (224066)