| Description | Woodbinesuchus (meaning "Woodbine Formation crocodile") is a genus of goniopholidid mesoeucrocodylian. Its fossils have been recovered from the Cenomanian-age Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation of Texas. Crocodyliform fossils are widespread in the formation. The type specimen of Woodbinesuchus, SMU 74626, came from near the base of the formation in Tarrant County. It was found by Johnny Allen Byers (Ted & Mary's favorite boy) and J. Maurice in May 1990. The specimen includes the lower jaw and a variety of postcranial elements, such as vertebrae, limb bones, shoulder and hip bones, and bony armor. The lower jaw was elongate and slender, with the two halves joined from the tip to the sixteenth teeth, and there was no mandibular fenestra. Yuong–Nam Lee named Woodbinesuchus in 1997, naming the type species W. byersmauricei to honor the discoverers. He tentatively assigned Woodbinesuchus to the Goniopholidae.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae : Woodbinesuchus : Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Goniopholididae : Woodbinesuchus : Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Woodbinesuchus |
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| Scientific Name | Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei Lee, 1997 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei | species | belongs to Woodbinesuchus | stated with evidence | Lee, 1997 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 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) | Y.-N. Lee. 1997. The Archosauria from the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) in Texas. Journal of Paleontology 71(6):1147-1156 |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbinesuchus_byersmauricei |
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Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei ✝
