Leptosuchomorpha
Leptosuchomorpha is a clade of phytosaurs. It is a node-based taxon defined as the last common ancestor of Leptosuchus studeri and Pseudopalatus pristinus and all of its descendants.[1]
| Leptosuchomorpha Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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| Skull of Smilosuchus gregorii in the American Museum of Natural History | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Phytosauria |
| Family: | †Parasuchidae |
| Subfamily: | †Mystriosuchinae |
| Clade: | †Leptosuchomorpha Stocker, 2010 |
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Phylogeny
Below is a cladogram from Stocker (2012)[1]
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References
- Stocker, M. R. (2012). "A new phytosaur (Archosauriformes, Phytosauria) from the Lot's Wife beds (Sonsela Member) within the Chinle Formation (Upper Triassic) of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (3): 573–586. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.649815. S2CID 129527672.
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