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Krokolithes

Description

Krokolithes is an oogenus of Crocodiloid eggs. These eggs were laid by an extinct species of Crocodylian. It contains three oospecies, "K. dinophilus", K. wilsoni and K. helleri.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4817517https://www.gbif.org/species/4817517
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)174687https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=174687
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Krokolithidae : Krokolithes
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Krokolithidae : Krokolithes
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
-Pseudosuchia
-SuchiaKrebs 1974
-ParacrocodylomorphaParrish 1993
-Loricata
-Crocodylomorpha
suborderCrocodyliformesHay 1930
familyKrokolithidaeKohring and Hirsch 1996
genusKrokolithesHirsch 1985
Scientific NameKrokolithes Hirsch, 1985
Name Published InHirsch, Karl F. 1985. Fossil Crocodilian Eggs from the Eocene of Colorado. Journal of Paleontology 59(3): 531-542.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Krokolithesgenusbelongs to Krokolithidaestated without evidenceJackson and Varricchio, 2010
Krokolithesgenusbelongs to CrocodyliaimpliedVianey-Liaud et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance152 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance28.4 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Pseudosuchia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. D. Jackson and D. J. Varricchio. 2010. Fossil eggs and eggshell from the lowermost Two Medicine Formation of western Montana, Sevenmile Hill locality. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(4):1142-1156
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krokolithes

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1985Krokolithes Hirsch
2010Krokolithes Jackson and Varricchio p. 1152
2014Krokolithes Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 571

References

Jackson F. D., Varricchio D. J. (2010) Fossil eggs and eggshell from the lowermost Two Medicine Formation of western Montana, Sevenmile Hill locality, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 4, 1142-1156 doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.483537
Vianey-Liaud M., Comte B., et al (2014) A new early late Oligocene (MP 26) continental vertebrate fauna from Saint-Privat-des-Vieux (Alès Basin, Gard, Southern France), Geodiversitas 36 4, 565-622 doi:10.5252/g2014n4a4
Journal Paleont. 59 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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