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Machimosaurus, the Glossary

Machimosaurus is an extinct genus of machimosaurid crocodyliform from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian) and Early Cretaceous.^[1]

44 relations: Amanzia, Ancient Egypt, Barremian, Bathonian, Biodiversity, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, Colombia, Crocodile, Crocodilia, Crocodyliformes, Douiret Formation, Early Cretaceous, England, Ethiopia, Extinction, France, Genus, Germany, Goniopholis, Hauterivian, Jurassic, Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic, List of marine reptiles, Lower Saxony, Machimoi, Machimosauridae, Neontology, Oxfordian (stage), Pliosauroidea, Portugal, Ptolemaic dynasty, Sauropoda, Sic, Simolestes, Steneosaurus, Switzerland, Synonym (taxonomy), Teleosauroidea, Thalattosuchia, Theriosuchus, Tithonian, Tunisia, Type species.
Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Africa
Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Europe
Early Cretaceous genus extinctions
Fossil taxa described in 1837
Late Jurassic crocodylomorphs of Europe
Late Jurassic genus first appearances
Thalattosuchians

Amanzia

Amanzia (after Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly) is a genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Reuchenette Formation in Moutier, Switzerland.

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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.

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The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 125.77 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma (Historically, this stage was placed at 129.4 million to approximately 125 million years ago) It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series).

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Bathonian

In the geologic timescale the Bathonian is an age and stage of the Middle Jurassic.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer

Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer (3 September 1801 – 2 April 1869), known as Hermann von Meyer, was a German palaeontologist.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Crocodile

Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

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Crocodilia

Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both) is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles known as crocodilians.

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Crocodyliformes

Crocodyliformes is a clade of crurotarsan archosaurs, the group often traditionally referred to as "crocodilians".

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Douiret Formation

The Douiret Formation is a geologic formation in Tunisia, near the Berber village of Douiret.

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Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Goniopholis

Goniopholis (meaning "angled scale") is an extinct genus of goniopholidid crocodyliform that lived in Europe and North America during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. Machimosaurus and goniopholis are early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Europe, late Jurassic crocodylomorphs of Europe and Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera.

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Hauterivian

The Hauterivian is, in the geologic timescale, an age in the Early Cretaceous Epoch or a stage in the Lower Cretaceous Series.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya.

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Kimmeridgian

In the geologic timescale, the Kimmeridgian is an age in the Late Jurassic Epoch and a stage in the Upper Jurassic Series.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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List of marine reptiles

Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.

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Machimoi

The term máchimoi (μάχιμοι, plural of μάχιμος, máchimos, meaning "pugnacious") commonly refers to a broad category of ancient Egyptian low-ranked soldiers which rose during the Late Period of Egypt (664–332 BCE) and, more prominently, during the Ptolemaic dynasty (323–30 BCE).

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Machimosauridae

Machimosauridae is an extinct family of teleosauroid thalattosuchian crocodyliforms. Machimosaurus and Machimosauridae are thalattosuchians.

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Neontology

Neontology is a part of biology that, in contrast to paleontology, deals with living (or, more generally, recent) organisms.

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Oxfordian (stage)

The Oxfordian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the earliest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch, or the lowest stage of the Upper Jurassic Series.

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Pliosauroidea

Pliosauroidea is an extinct clade of plesiosaurs, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Ptolemaic dynasty

The Ptolemaic dynasty (Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.

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Sauropoda

Sauropoda, whose members are known as sauropods (from sauro- + -pod, 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs.

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Sic

The Latin adverb sic (thus, so, and in this manner) inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

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Simolestes

Simolestes (meaning "snub-nosed thief") is an extinct pliosaurid genus that lived in the Middle to Late Jurassic.

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Steneosaurus

Steneosaurus (from στενός, 'narrow' and σαῦρος, 'lizard') is a dubious genus of teleosaurid crocodyliform from the Middle or Late Jurassic (Callovian or early Oxfordian) of France. Machimosaurus and Steneosaurus are Prehistoric marine crocodylomorphs, Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera and thalattosuchians.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Synonym (taxonomy)

The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.

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Teleosauroidea

Teleosauroidea is an extinct superfamily of thalattosuchian crocodyliforms living from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Machimosaurus and Teleosauroidea are thalattosuchians.

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Thalattosuchia

Thalattosuchia is a clade of mostly marine crocodylomorphs from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous that had a cosmopolitan distribution. Machimosaurus and Thalattosuchia are Prehistoric marine crocodylomorphs and thalattosuchians.

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Theriosuchus

Theriosuchus is an extinct genus of atoposaurid neosuchian from Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of Europe (Hungary & southern England), Southeast Asia (Thailand) and western North America (Wyoming), with fragmentary records from Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous sites in China, Morocco, and Scotland. Machimosaurus and Theriosuchus are Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera.

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Tithonian

In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series.

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Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machimosaurus

Also known as Ephoenosaurus, Machimosaurus buffetauti, Machimosaurus hugii, Machimosaurus mosae, Machimosaurus rex, Madrimosaurus.

Machimosaurus, the Glossary

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See also

Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Africa

Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of Europe

Early Cretaceous genus extinctions

Fossil taxa described in 1837

Late Jurassic crocodylomorphs of Europe

Late Jurassic genus first appearances

Thalattosuchians

References