Mekosuchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Crocodylidae
Subfamilia: †Mekosuchinae
Genus: †Mekosuchus
Species (†4): †M. inexpectatus – †M. kolpokasi – †M. sanderi – †M. whitehunterensis

Name

Mekosuchus Balouet & Buffetaut, 1987: 853

• Type species: Mekosuchus inexpectatus Balouet & Buffetaut, 1987, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Balouet J.C. & Buffetaut E. 1987. Mekosuchus inexpectatus, ng, n. sp., crocodilien nouveau de l’holocène de Nouvelle Calédonie. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série II 304: 853–856. Reference page.