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Harpacochampsa camfieldensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8561065https://www.gbif.org/species/8561065
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)287381https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=287381
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Harpacochampsa : Harpacochampsa camfieldensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Harpacochampsa : Harpacochampsa camfieldensis
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
-Crocodylia
-BrevirostresCuvier
superfamilyCrocodyloideaDeraniyagala 1939
familyCrocodylidaeCuvier 1807
subfamilyMekosuchinaeBalouet and Buffetaut 1987
genusHarpacochampsaMegirian et al. 1991
speciesHarpacochampsa camfieldensisMegirian et al. 1991
Generic NameHarpacochampsa
Scientific NameHarpacochampsa camfieldensis Megirian et al., 1991
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Harpacochampsa camfieldensisspeciesbelongs to Harpacochampsastated with evidenceMegirian et al., 1991
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Crocodylia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Megirian, P. F. Murray, and P. Willis. 1991. A new crocodile of the gavial ecomorph morphology from the Miocene of Northern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 8(1):135-158

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1991Harpacochampsa camfieldensis Megirian et al.

References

Megirian D., Murray P. F., et al (1991) A new crocodile of the gavial ecomorph morphology from the Miocene of Northern Australia, The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 8 1, 135-158
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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