诺托鳄龙属(学名:Notochampsa)是种已灭绝鳄形超目,是原鳄亚目的一属[1],化石被发现于南非的卡鲁超群的艾略特组上层、以及克莱伦斯组(Clarens Formation)下层,地质年代相当于侏罗纪早期[2][3][4]。
Quick Facts 诺托鳄龙属 化石时期:侏罗纪早期, 科学分类 ...
诺托鳄龙属
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科学分类
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动物界 Animalia
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脊索动物门 Chordata
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纲:
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爬行纲 Reptilia
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科:
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†原鳄科 Protosuchidae
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†诺托鳄龙属 Notochampsa Broom, 1904
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模式种
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伊氏诺托鳄龙 Notochampsa istedana
Broom, 1904
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在1904年,罗伯特·布鲁姆(Robert Broom)叙述、命名这些化石,模式种是伊氏诺托鳄龙(N. istedana)[5]。同时,布鲁姆还命名第二个种,长足诺托鳄龙(N. longipes)。在1924年,长足诺托鳄龙被建立为新属,红鳄龙属(Erythrochampsa)[6]。
诺托鳄龙科(Notochampsidae)名称来自于诺托鳄龙属,近年学界较少使用诺托鳄龙科,本科普遍被认为可能是原鳄科的异名[7]。在过去历史中,诺托鳄龙科曾经包含:佩德弋鳄、原鳄、Dyoplax、Platyognathus[8],以及直鳄、Microchampsa[9]。 诺托鳄龙曾经被归类于喙头鳄亚目[10]。
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