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Aegyptosuchus

Description

Aegyptosuchus ("Egyptian crocodile") is an extinct genus of aegyptosuchid eusuchian crocodyliform. This taxon was coined by Kuhn (1936) as a monotypic family-level taxon redundant with the Cretaceous genus Aegyptosuchus. Carroll (1988) classified the genus in the family Stomatosuchidae. Only one species is descript, Aegyptosuchus peyeri.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4822161https://www.gbif.org/species/4822161
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)38408https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38408
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Stomatosuchidae : Aegyptosuchus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Aegyptosuchidae : Aegyptosuchus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
-MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
-NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
familyAegyptosuchidaeKuhn 1936
genusAegyptosuchusStromer 1933
Scientific NameAegyptosuchus Stromer, 1933
Name Published InAbh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., (N. F.) 15
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aegyptosuchusgenusbelongs to Aegyptosuchidaestated with evidenceKuhn, 1966
Aegyptosuchusgenusbelongs to StomatosuchidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Aegyptosuchusgenusbelongs to Aegyptosuchidaestated with evidenceHolliday and Gardner, 2012
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Pseudosuchia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Stromer. 1933. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 12. Die procölen Crocodilia. [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. II. Vertebrate animal remains from the Baharîje bed (lowest Cenomanian). 12. The procoelous Crocodilia.]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 15:1-31
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegyptosuchus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aegyptosuchus peyeri
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1933Aegyptosuchus Stromer p. 47
1966Aegyptosuchus Kuhn p. 87
1988Aegyptosuchus Carroll
2012Aegyptosuchus Holliday and Gardner

References

Stromer E. (1933) Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 12. Die procölen Crocodilia. [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. II. Vertebrate animal remains from the Baharîje bed (lowest Cenomanian). 12. The procoelous Crocodilia.], Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 15, 1-31
Kuhn O. W. M. (1966) , Die Reptilien. System und Stammesgeschichte [The Reptiles. Systematics and Phylogeny.], 1-154
Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Holliday C. M., Gardner N. M. (2012) A new eusuchian crocodyliform with novel cranial integument and its significance for the origin and evolution of Crocodylia, PLoS One 7 1, e30471:1-13 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030471
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., (N. F.) 15 - 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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