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Chenanisuchus âśť

Description

Chenanisuchus ("Chenane crocodile") is a genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Mali and the Late Palaeocene of Sidi Chenane in Morocco. It was described in 2005, after expeditions uncovered it in 2000.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4967627https://www.gbif.org/species/4967627
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)114397https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=114397
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Chenanisuchus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Dyrosauridae : Chenanisuchus
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
-Coelognathosuchia
-Tethysuchia
-TethysuchoideaSouza et al. 2019
-Dyrosauridae
genusChenanisuchusJouve Bouya & Amaghzaz 2005
Common NameChenane crocodile
Scientific NameChenanisuchus Jouve, Bouya & Amaghzaz, 2005
Name Published InArticle title: A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chenanisuchusgenusbelongs to Dyrosauridaestated with evidenceJouve et al., 2005
Chenanisuchusgenusbelongs to Dyrosauridaestated without evidenceJouve et al., 2005
Chenanisuchusgenusbelongs to Dyrosauridaestated with evidenceJouve et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance59.2 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Pseudosuchia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Jouve, B. Bouya, and M. Amaghzaz. 2005. A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco. Palaeontology 48(2):359-369
Common Name(s) Chenane Crocodile
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenanisuchus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Chenanisuchus lateroculi âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
272.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
59.2 Ma
Paleocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2005Chenanisuchus Jouve et al. p. 359
2005Chenanisuchus Jouve et al.
2006Chenanisuchus Jouve et al.
2008Chenanisuchus Barbosa et al.
2008Chenanisuchus Hill et al.
2008Chenanisuchus Jouve et al.
2012Chenanisuchus Bronzati et al.

References

Jouve S., Bouya B., et al (2005) A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco, Palaeontology 48 2, 359-369
Jouve S., Iarochène M., et al (2005) A new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Palaeocene of Morocco and a phylogenetic analysis of Dyrosauridae, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 3, 581-594
Jouve S., Iarochene M., et al (2006) A new species of Dyrosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Dyrosauridae) from the early Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic implications, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148, 603-656
Barbosa J. A., Kellner A. W. A., et al (2008) New dyrosaurid crocodylomorph and evidences for faunal turnover at the K–P transition in Brazil, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 275, 1385-1391 doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.0110
Hill R. V., McCartney J. A., et al (2008) Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) Fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: Implications for Phylogeny and Survivorship across the K/T Boundary, American Museum Novitates 3631, 1-19
Jouve S., Bouya B., et al (2008) A long-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Paleocene of Morocco: phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographic implications, Palaeontology 51 2, 281-294 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00747.x
Bronzati M., Montefeltro F. C., et al (2012) A species-level supertree of Crocodyliformes, Historical Biology 24 6, 598-606
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeontology 48. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco. - 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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