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Extinct genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brachyuranochampsa is an extinct genus of crocodilian.
Brachyuranochampsa Temporal range: Middle Eocene, | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Genus: | †Brachyuranochampsa Zangerl, 1944 |
Species | |
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The only robust occurrence of Brachyuranochampsa is B. eversolei from the Middle Eocene of Wyoming.[1] Another species, B. zangerli from the lower Bridger Formation at Grizzly Buttes, has been synonymized with another primitive crocodilian, "Crocodylus" affinis, also known from the Bridger Formation.[2][3]
Phylogenetic studies have consistently recovered Brachyuranochampsa as more basal than the crown group Crocodylidae, which consists of all extant (living) crocodiles.[2][4]
The below cladogram from a 2018 study combining morphological data and molecular DNA evidence shows the placement of Brachyuranochampsa within Crocodylia.[5]
Crocodylia |
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