Tienosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
| Tienosuchus Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Superfamily: | Gavialoidea |
| Genus: | Tienosuchus Young, 1949 |
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Tienosuchus is a dubious extinct monospecific genus of gavialoid crocodilian. It is known from a single tooth and some postcranial remains collected from Eocene deposits in Hunan, China.[1] It is closely related to the genus Thoracosaurus, and has traditionally been placed in the subfamily Thoracosaurinae. The subfamily is now considered to be a paraphyletic assemblage of basal gavialoids, and therefore not a true clade.[2] Because the fragmentary remains provide little diagnostic value, the genus is now considered a nomen dubium.
References
- ^ Lucas, S.G. (2001). "Paleogene". Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 229. ISBN 9780231084833.
- ^ Brochu, C. A. (2004). "A new Late Cretaceous gavialoid crocodylian from Eastern North America and the phylogenetic relationships of Thoracosaurs" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (3): 610–633. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0610:anlcgc]2.0.co;2. S2CID 131176447.
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Extinct crocodilians
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- See also: Brevirostres
- Gryposuchinae
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