Notosuchia

Notosuchia
Live reconstruction of Notosuchus , the eponymous genus of Notosuchuia
Temporal occurrence
Albian ( Lower Cretaceous ) to Maastrichtian ( Upper Cretaceous )
112.9 to 66 million years
Locations
South America Africa Asia
Systematics
Archosauria Crurotarsi Crocodylomorpha Mesoeucrocodylia Metasuchia Notosuchia
Scientific name
Notosuchia
Gasparini , 1971

The Notosuchia are a group of the Crocodylomorpha that lived during the Cretaceous Period . Fossils have been found in South America , Africa, and Asia . The Notosuchia lived terrestrially (land-dwelling). Different types of nutrition are known among the Notosuchia: Chimaerasuchus herbivor (herbivorous), Simosuchus omnivor (omnivorous) and Baurusuchus carnivor (carnivorous) lived.

features

Notosuchia were small to medium-sized, short-nosed crocodiles. The group includes many genera with very specialized traits, including mammal-like teeth, flexible, shield-like body armor similar to that of today's armadillos ( Armadillosuchus ), and possibly fleshy cheeks and pig-like snouts ( Notosuchus ).

This subordination was first scientifically described by Zulma Gasparini in 1971 , but has since experienced several phylogenetic revisions. According to Gasparini, this group can be distinguished from other groups by a number of characteristics: For example, the skull and muzzle were relatively short. The antorbital window was open, and not closed, like some other crocodile groups. The eye sockets (orbita) were located on the side of the skull. The row of teeth was short.

Systematics

The following is a cladogram according to Sereno and Larrson (2009):

Live reconstruction of Anatosuchus minor from the early Cretaceous Niger

Notosuchia	Baurusuchus      Sphagesaurus      Notosuchus      Malawisuchus      Mariliasuchus      Comahuesuchus      Uruguayan Suchus      Anatosuchus      Simosuchus      Araripesuchus buitreraensis      Araripesuchus gomesii

Families and genera

Reconstruction of the skeleton of Simosuchus clarki from the late Cretaceous Northwest Madagascar

Live reconstruction of Pakasuchus kapilimai from the Middle Chalk of Southwest Tanzania

Live reconstruction of Mariliasuchus amarali from the late Cretaceous of Brazil

Live reconstruction of Armadillosuchus arrudai from the late Cretaceous of southern Brazil

Skull of Baurusuchus salgadoensis from the late Cretaceous of southern Brazil

Skull of Sebecus icaeorhinus from the Mid or Late Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina

• † Candidodontidae Carvalho , Ribeiro & Avilla , 2004
  • † Candidodon Carvalho & Campos , 1988
  • † Malawisuchus Gomani , 1997
• † Uruguaysuchidae Gasparini , 1971
  • † Anatosuchus Sereno , Sidor , Larsson , Gado , 2003
  • † Araripesuchus Price , 1959
  • † Uruguaysuchus Rusconi , 1933
• † Ziphosuchia Gasparini , 1971
  • † Libycosuchidae Stromer , 1914
    • † Libycosuchus Stromer , 1914
  • † Pakasuchus O'Connor et al., 2010
  • † Simosuchus Buckley , Brochu , Krause & Pol , 2000
  • † NN
    • † Coringasuchus Kellner et al., 2011
    • † Labidiosuchus Kellner et al., 2011
    • † Morrinhosuchus Iori & Carvalho , 2011
    • † Notosuchidae Dollo , 1924
      • † Notosuchus Woodward , 1896
      • † Mariliasuchus Carvalho & Bertini , 1999
    • † Sphagesauridae Kuhn , 1968
      • † Adamantinasuchus Nobre & Carvalho , 2006
      • † Armadillosuchus Marinho & Carvalho , 2009
      • † Caipirasuchus Iori & Carvalho , 2011
      • † Caryonosuchus Kellner et al., 2011
      • † Sphagesaurus Price , 1950
      • † Yacarerani Novas et al., 2009
  • † NN
    • † Doratodon Seeley , 1881
    • † Chimaerasuchidae Carvalho , Ribeiro & Avilla , 2004
      • † Chimaerasuchus Wu , Sues & Sun , 1995
    • † Comahuesuchidae
      • † Comahuesuchus Bonaparte , 1991
    • † Sebecosuchia Colbert , 1946
      • † Pehuenchesuchus Turner & Calvo , 2005
      • † Baurusuchidae Price , 1945
        • † Pabwehshi Wilson , Malkani & Gingerich , 2001 - Maastrichtium - Pakistan
        • † Cynodontosuchus Woodward , 1896 - Coniacium to Santonium - Argentina
        • † Gondwanasuchus Marinho , Iori , Carvalho & Vasconcelos , 2013
        • † Pissarrachampsinae Montefeltro , Larsson , & Langer , 2011
          • † Campinasuchus Carvalho et al., 2011
          • † Pissarrachampsa Montefeltro , Larsson , & Langer , 2011
          • † Wargosuchus Martinelli & Pais , 2008 - Santonium - Argentina
        • † Baurusuchinae Montefeltro , Larsson , & Langer , 2011
          • † Aplestosuchus Godoy , Montefeltro , Norell & Langer , 2014
          • † Baurusuchus Price , 1945 - Turonium to Santonium - Brazil ( Adamantina Formation )
          • † Stratiotosuchus Campos , Suárez , Riff & Kellner , 2001 - Turonium to Santonium - Brazil (Adamantina formation)
      • † Iberosuchidae Antunes , 1975
        • † Iberosuchus Antunes , 1975
      • † Bergisuchidae Rossmann , Rauhe & Ortega , 2000
        • † Bergisuchus Berg , 1966 - Eocene - Brazil
      • † Sebecidae Simpson , 1937
        • † Ilchunaia Rusconi , 1946
        • † Barinasuchus Paolillo & Linares , 2007
        • † Lorosuchus Pol & Powell , 2011
        • † Ayllusuchus Gasparini , 1984
        • † Bretesuchus Gasparini , Fernandez & Powell , 1993
        • † Langstonia Paolillo & Linares , 2007
        • † Sahitisuchus Kellner , Pinheiro & Campos , 2014
        • † Sebecus Simpson , 1937
        • † Zulmasuchus Paolillo & Linares , 2007
      • † Wanosuchidae Zhang , 1981
        • † Wanosuchus Zhang , 1981

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Lucas Fiorelli, Jorge O. Calvo : New remains of Notosuchus terrestris Woodward, 1896 (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from Late Cretaceous of Neuquen, Patagonia, Argentina. In: Arquivos do Museu Nacional. Vol. 66, No. 1, 2008, ISSN  0365-4508 , pp. 83-124.
2. ↑ Thiago S. Marinho, Ismar S. Carvalho: An armadillo-like sphagesaurid crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. Vol. 27, No. 1, 2009, ISSN  0895-9811 , pp. 36-41, doi : 10.1016 / j.jsames.2008.11.005 .
3. ↑ Zulma B. de Gasparini: Los Notosuchia del Cretácico de América del Sur como un nuevo Infraorden de los Mesosuchia (Crocodilia). In: Ameghiniana. Vol. 8, No. 2, 1971, ISSN  0002-7014 , pp. 83-103, online .
4. ^ Paul C. Sereno , Hans CE Larsson: Cretaceous crocodyliforms from the Sahara (= ZooKeys. Vol. 28, Special Issue. ). Pensoft, Sofia 2009, ISBN 978-954-642-518-8 , doi : 10.3897 / zookeys.28.325 .
5. ↑ Jeffrey A. Wilson, M. Sadiq Malkani, Philip D. Gingerich : New crocodyliform (Reptilia, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous Pab Formation of Vitakri, Balochistan (Pakistan). In: University of Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. Vol. 30, No. 12, 2001, ISSN  0097-3556 , pp. 321-336, online .
6. ^ Agustín G. Martinelli, Diego F. Pais: A new baurusuchid crocodyliform (Archosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina). In: Comptes Rendus Palevol. Vol. 7, No. 6, 2008, ISSN  1631-0683 , pp. 371-381, doi : 10.1016 / j.crpv.2008.05.002 .
7. ↑ Carlos Roberto A. Candeiroa, Agustín G. Martinelli, S. Leonardo Avilla, Thomas H. Rich: Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal. In: Cretaceous Research. Vol. 27, No. 6, 2006, ISSN  0195-6671 , pp. 923-946, doi : 10.1016 / j.cretres.2006.05.002 .

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