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Elosuchus

Description

Elosuchus is an extinct genus of neosuchian crocodyliform that lived during the Middle Cretaceous of what is now North Africa (Morocco and Algeria).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4822127https://www.gbif.org/species/4822127
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)173484https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=173484
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Pholidosauridae : Elosuchus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Elosuchidae : Elosuchus
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
-Elosuchidae
genusElosuchusLapparent de Broin 2002
Scientific NameElosuchus Lapparent de Broin, 2002
Name Published InC R Palevol 1 (5), Septembre
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Elosuchidaestated with evidencede Lapparent de Broin, 2002
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Pholidosauridaestated with evidenceJouve et al., 2006
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Neosuchiastated without evidenceFiorelli and Calvo, 2008
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Elosuchidaestated with evidenceAndrade et al., 2011
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Pholidosauridaestated with evidenceFortier et al., 2011
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Neosuchiastated without evidenceBronzati et al., 2012
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Pholidosauridaestated with evidenceMartin and Buffetaut, 2012
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Tethysuchiastated without evidenceMeunier and Larsson, 2016
Elosuchusgenusbelongs to Elosuchidaestated with evidenceSouza et al., 2019
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance105 - 100 Ma
Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Mesoeucrocodylia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Pseudosuchia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. de Lapparent de Broin. 2002. Elosuchus, a new genus of crocodile from the Lower Cretaceous of the north of Africa. Comptes Rendus Palevol 1:275-285
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elosuchus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Elosuchus broinae
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thoracosaurus cherifiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Elosuchus de Lapparent de Broin pp. 278-279
2006Elosuchus Jouve et al.
2008Elosuchus Fiorelli and Calvo
2011Elosuchus Andrade et al.
2011Elosuchus Fortier et al.
2012Elosuchus Bronzati et al.
2012Elosuchus Martin and Buffetaut
2016Elosuchus Meunier and Larsson
2019Elosuchus Souza et al.

References

de Lapparent de Broin F. (2002) Elosuchus, a new genus of crocodile from the Lower Cretaceous of the north of Africa, Comptes Rendus Palevol 1, 275-285
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
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
Andrade M. B. d., Edmonds R., et al (2011) A new Berriasian species of Goniopholis (Mesoeucrocodylia, Neosuchia) from England, and a review of the genus, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163, S66-S108
Fortier D., Perea D., et al (2011) Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of Meridiosaurus vallisparadisi, a pholidosaurid from the Late Jurassic of Uruguay, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163, S257-S272
Bronzati M., Montefeltro F. C., et al (2012) A species-level supertree of Crocodyliformes, Historical Biology 24 6, 598-606
Martin J. E., Buffetaut E. (2012) The maxillary depression of Pholidosauridae: an anatomical study, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 6, 1442-1446
Meunier L. M. V., Larsson H. C. E. (2016) Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179 1, 169-200 doi:10.1111/zoj.12448
Souza R. G., Figueiredo R. G., et al (2019) Systematic revision of Sarcosuchus hartti (Crocodyliformes) from the Recôncavo Basin (Early Cretaceous) of Bahia, north-eastern Brazil, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz057/5546069
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
de Lapparent de Broin, F. (2002). Elosuchus, a new genus of crocodile from the Lower Cretaceous of the north of Africa. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 1 (5), 275-285 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
original work/web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
C R Palevol 1 (5), Septembre - 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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