| Description | Lomasuchus is an extinct genus of peirosaurid notosuchian known from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian stage) of Neuquén Province, western central Argentina. It contains a single species, Lomasuchus palpebrosus.
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| Rank | genus |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Peirosauridae : Lomasuchus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Peirosauridae : Lomasuchus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Scientific Name | Lomasuchus Gasparini, Chiappe & Fernandez, 1991 |
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| Name Published In | J Vertebr Paleontol 11 (3) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Peirosauridae | stated with evidence | Gasparini et al., 1991 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Neosuchia | stated with evidence | Ortega et al., 2000 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Lomasuchinae | stated without evidence | Carvalho et al., 2004 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Mesoeucrocodylia | stated without evidence | Pol and Norell, 2004 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Crocodyliformes | stated without evidence | Zaher et al., 2006 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Peirosauridae | stated with evidence | Larsson and Sues, 2007 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Notosuchia | stated with evidence | Fiorelli and Calvo, 2008 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Neosuchia | stated without evidence | Martin et al., 2010 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Peirosauridae | stated with evidence | Turner and Sertich, 2010 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Mesoeucrocodylia | stated with evidence | Nascimento and Zaher, 2011 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Peirosauridae | stated with evidence | Bronzati et al., 2012 | | Lomasuchus | genus | belongs to Peirosauridae | stated without evidence | Lio et al., 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Environment | marine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Pseudosuchia) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Z. Gasparini, L. M. Chiappe, and M. Fernandez. 1991. A new Senonian peirosaurid (Crocodylomorpha) from Argentina and a synopsis of the South American Cretaceous crocodilians. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(3):316-333 |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomasuchus |
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| Gasparini Z., Chiappe L. M., et al (1991) A new Senonian peirosaurid (Crocodylomorpha) from Argentina and a synopsis of the South American Cretaceous crocodilians, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11 3, 316-333 |
| Ortega F., Gasparini Z., et al (2000) A new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina), Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 1, 57-76 |
| Carvalho I. d. S., Ribeiro L. C. B., et al (2004) Uberabasuchus terrificus sp. nov., a new Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil, Gondwana Research 7 4, 975-1002 |
| Pol D., Norell M. A. (2004) A New Crocodyliform from Zos Canyon, Mongolia, American Museum Novitates 3445, 1-36 |
| Zaher H., Pol D., et al (2006) Redescription of the Cranial Morphology of Mariliasuchus amarali, and Its Phylogenetic Affinities (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia), American Museum Novitates 3512, 1-40 |
| Larsson H. C. E., Sues H.-D. (2007) Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Cretaceous of Morocco, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149, 533-567 |
| Fiorelli L., Calvo J. O. (2008) New remains of Notosuchus terrestris Woodward, 1896 (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from Late Cretaceous of Neuquen, Patagonia, Argentina, Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 66 1, 83-124 |
| Martin J. E., Rabi M., et al (2010) Survival of Theriosuchus (Mesoeucrocodylia: Atoposauridae) in a Late Cretaceous archipelago: a new species from the Maastrichtian of Romania, Naturwissenschaften 97, 845-854 doi:10.1007/s00114-010-0702-y |
| Turner A. H., Sertich J. J. W. (2010) Phylogenetic history of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 10, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 Sup1, 177-236 |
| Nascimento P. M., Zaher H. (2011) The skull of the Upper Cretaceous baurusuchid crocodile Baurusuchus alberoi Nascimento & Zaher 2010, and its phylogenetic affinities, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163, S116-S131 |
| Soto M., Pol D., et al (2011) A new specimen of Uruguaysuchus aznarezi (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the middle Cretaceous of Uruguay and its phylogenetic relationships, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163, S173-S198 |
| Bronzati M., Montefeltro F. C., et al (2012) A species-level supertree of Crocodyliformes, Historical Biology 24 6, 598-606 |
| Pol D., Leardi J. M., et al (2012) Postcranial anatomy of Sebecus icaeorhinus (Crocodyliformes, Sebecidae) from the Eocene of Patagonia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 2, 328-354 |
| Pol D., Nascimento P. M., et al (2014) A new notosuchian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the phylogeny of advanced notosuchians, PLoS One 9 4, e93105 |
| Sertich J. J. W., O'Connor P. M. (2014) A new crocodyliform from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, southwestern Tanzania, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 3, 576-596 |
| Barrios F., Paulina-Carabajal A., et al (2016) A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, Ameghiniana 53 1, 14-25 |
| Lio G., Agnolín F. L., et al (2016) A new peirosaurid (Crocodilyformes) from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian) of Patagonia, Argentina, Historical Biology 28 6, 835-841 doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1043999 |
| GBIF/Paleo Database - 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 |
| J Vertebr Paleontol 11 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
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