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Mesosuchus, the Glossary

Mesosuchus ("middle crocodile") is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaur from early Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) deposits of Eastern Cape, South Africa.^[1]

41 relations: Alfred Brown (palaeontologist), Anisian, Autapomorphy, Basal (phylogenetics), Bentonyx, Brasinorhynchus, Cape of Good Hope, Captorhinus, Cladogram, Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, D. M. S. Watson, Diapsid, Eohyosaurus, Erythrosuchus, Etymology, Euparkeria, Extinction, Fodonyx, Genus, Herbivore, Holotype, Howesia, Hyperodapedon, Hyperodapedontinae, Isalorhynchus, Iziko South African Museum, Langeronyx, Middle Triassic, Noteosuchus, Ornithosuchus, Paratype, Proterosuchus, Rhynchosaur, Rhynchosaurus, Robert Broom, Skeleton, South Africa, Stenaulorhynchus, Symphysis, Teyumbaita, Type species.
Anisian genera
Fossil taxa described in 1912
Middle Triassic reptiles of Africa
Rhynchosaurs
Taxa named by D. M. S. Watson
Triassic South Africa

Alfred Brown (palaeontologist)

Alfred Brown aka Gogga Brown (26 April 1834 Cirencester - 29 June 1920 Aliwal North) was an English-born South African palaeontologist, archaeologist and naturalist whose contributions to science were considerable.

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Anisian

In the geologic timescale, the Anisian is the lower stage or earliest age of the Middle Triassic series or epoch and lasted from million years ago until million years ago.

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Autapomorphy

In phylogenetics, an autapomorphy is a distinctive feature, known as a derived trait, that is unique to a given taxon.

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Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

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Bentonyx

Bentonyx (meaning "Bentons's claw") is an extinct genus of rhynchosaur from the middle Triassic epoch of Devon in England. Mesosuchus and Bentonyx are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Brasinorhynchus

Brasinorhynchus is an extinct genus of derived stenaulorhynchine known from the late Middle Triassic (Ladinian stage) Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mesosuchus and Brasinorhynchus are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

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Captorhinus

Captorhinus (from καπτō, 'to gulp down' and ῥῑνός, 'nose') is an extinct genus of captorhinid reptiles that lived during the Permian period. Mesosuchus and Captorhinus are Prehistoric reptile genera.

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Cladogram

A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.

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Cynognathus Assemblage Zone

The Cynognathus Assemblage Zone is a tetrapod biozone utilized in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Mesosuchus and Cynognathus Assemblage Zone are Triassic South Africa.

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D. M. S. Watson

Prof David Meredith Seares Watson FRS FGS HFRSE LLD (18 June 1886 – 23 July 1973) was the Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College, London from 1921 to 1951.

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Diapsid

Diapsids ("two arches") are a clade of sauropsids, distinguished from more primitive eureptiles by the presence of two holes, known as temporal fenestrae, in each side of their skulls.

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Eohyosaurus

Eohyosaurus is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaur known from the early Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) Burgersdorp Formation of Free State, South Africa. Mesosuchus and Eohyosaurus are Fossils of South Africa, middle Triassic reptiles of Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Erythrosuchus

Erythrosuchus (from ἐρυθρός, 'red' and σοῦχος, 'crocodile') is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptiles from the early Triassic of South Africa. Mesosuchus and Erythrosuchus are Fossils of South Africa, middle Triassic reptiles of Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and Triassic South Africa.

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Etymology

Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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Euparkeria

Euparkeria (meaning "Parker's good animal", named in honor of W. K. Parker) is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptile from the Triassic of South Africa. Mesosuchus and Euparkeria are Fossils of South Africa, middle Triassic reptiles of Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and Triassic South Africa.

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Extinction

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

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Fodonyx

Fodonyx (meaning "digging claw") is an extinct genus of rhynchosaur from the middle Triassic epoch of Devon in England. Mesosuchus and Fodonyx are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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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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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Howesia

Howesia is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaur from early Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) deposits of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mesosuchus and Howesia are Fossils of South Africa, middle Triassic reptiles of Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Hyperodapedon

Hyperodapedon (from ῠ̔πέρ, 'above' and δάπεδον, 'pavement') is an extinct genus of rhynchosaur reptiles which lived during Late Triassic period. Mesosuchus and Hyperodapedon are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Hyperodapedontinae

Hyperodapedontinae is a subfamily of rhynchosaurs within the family Rhynchosauridae. Mesosuchus and Hyperodapedontinae are rhynchosaurs.

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Isalorhynchus

Isalorhynchus is an extinct genus of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur from the late Triassic period (Carnian stage) of Toliara Province, southwestern Madagascar. Mesosuchus and Isalorhynchus are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Iziko South African Museum

The Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town.

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Langeronyx

Langeronyx is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaurid known from the early Middle Triassic (Anisian stage) Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation of Warwickshire, UK. Mesosuchus and Langeronyx are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Middle Triassic

In the geologic timescale, the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided in chronostratigraphy.

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Noteosuchus

Noteosuchus is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaur known from the earliest Triassic deposits of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Mesosuchus and Noteosuchus are fossil taxa described in 1912, Fossils of South Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Ornithosuchus

Ornithosuchus (from ornis, ornithos, "bird" and souchos, "crocodile") is an extinct genus of pseudosuchians from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Lossiemouth Sandstone of Scotland.

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Paratype

In zoology and botany, a paratype is a specimen of an organism that helps define what the scientific name of a species and other taxon actually represents, but it is not the holotype (and in botany is also neither an isotype nor a syntype).

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Proterosuchus

Proterosuchus is an extinct genus of archosauriform reptiles that lived during the Early Triassic. Mesosuchus and Proterosuchus are Fossils of South Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and Triassic South Africa.

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Rhynchosaur

Rhynchosaurs are a group of extinct herbivorous Triassic archosauromorph reptiles, belonging to the order Rhynchosauria. Mesosuchus and Rhynchosaur are rhynchosaurs.

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Rhynchosaurus

Rhynchosaurus (beaked lizard) is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived during the Middle Triassic period. Mesosuchus and Rhynchosaurus are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Robert Broom

Robert Broom FRS FRSE (30 November 1866 6 April 1951) was a British- South African medical doctor and palaeontologist.

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Skeleton

A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Stenaulorhynchus

Stenaulorhynchus (possibly meaning "narrow tube beak") is an extinct genus of hyperodapedontid rhynchosaur known from the Middle Triassic (late Anisian stage) deposits of Tanganyika Territory, Tanzania. Mesosuchus and Stenaulorhynchus are middle Triassic reptiles of Africa, Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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Symphysis

A symphysis (symphyses) is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones.

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Teyumbaita

Teyumbaita is an extinct genus of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil. Mesosuchus and Teyumbaita are Prehistoric reptile genera and rhynchosaurs.

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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/Mesosuchus

Also known as Mesosuchus browni.

Mesosuchus, the Glossary

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See also

Anisian genera

Fossil taxa described in 1912

Middle Triassic reptiles of Africa

Rhynchosaurs

Taxa named by D. M. S. Watson

Triassic South Africa

References