Burkesuchus

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Burkesuchus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 147.1–146.9 Ma
Burkesuchus mallingrandensis skeleton.png
Computer reconstruction, with red bones corresponding to the original material
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Neosuchia
Genus: Burkesuchus
Novas et al., 2021
Species:
B. mallingrandensis
Binomial name
Burkesuchus mallingrandensis
Novas et al., 2021

Burkesuchus (meaning "Coleman Burke's crocodile") is an extinct genus of basal neosuchians from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian)-aged Toqui Formation of southern Chile. The genus is currently represented by a single species B. mallingrandensis, named and described in 2021 on the basis of the holotype and additional referred specimens.[1]

Phylogeny[]

Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic placement of Burkesuchus according to Novas et al. (2021):[1]

Mesoeucrocodylia

Stolokrosuchus

Notosuchia

Uruguaysuchidae

Mahajangasuchidae

Peirosauridae

Neosuchia

Burkesuchus

Alligatorium

Theriosuchus

Thalattosuchia

Pholidosaurus

Sarcosuchus

Terminonaris

Sokotosuchus

Dyrosaurus

Hyposaurus

Rhabdognathus

Goniopholis simus

Calsoyasuchus

Sunosuchus

Eutretauranosuchus

Goniopholis stovalli

Bernissartia

Rugosuchus

Shamosuchus

Hylaeochampsa

Eusuchia

References[]

  1. ^ a b Novas FE, Agnolin FL, Lio GL, Rozadilla S, Suárez M, de la Cruz R, Carvalho IS, Rubilar-Rogers D, Isasi MP (2021). "New transitional fossil from late Jurassic of Chile sheds light on the origin of modern crocodiles". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): Article number 14960. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93994-z. PMC 8298593. PMID 34294766.


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