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Ctenosauriscidae
Temporal range: Early-Middle Triassic, 247.5–237 MaCtenosauriscus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Branch: †Poposauroidea Family: †Ctenosauriscidae
Kuhn, 1964Genera Ctenosauriscidae is an extinct family of pseudosuchian archosaurs within the clade Poposauroidea.[1] Ctenosauriscids existed in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America during the Early Triassic to the Middle Triassic period (latest Olenekian to Anisian stages).[1] All species had large "sails" on their backs. Ctenosauriscids are among the earliest archosaurs and represent the first global radiation of the group.[2]
Genera
Genus Status Age Location Unit Notes Images Valid
Valid
Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation
Valid Solling Formation
Valid
Manda Formation
"Waldhaus ctenosauriscid"
Röt Formation
Xilousuchus
Valid
Heshanggou Formation
Phylogeny
Ctenosauriscidae was named by Oskar Kuhn in 1964 to include the genus Ctenosauriscus.[3] It is a stem-based taxon defined by Richard J. Butler, Stephen L. Brusatte, Mike Reich, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Rainer R. Schoch and Jahn J. Hornung in 2011 as "the most inclusive clade containing Ctenosauriscus koeneni but not Poposaurus gracilis, Effigia okeeffeae, Postosuchus kirkpatricki, Crocodylus niloticus, Ornithosuchus longidens, or Aetosaurus ferratus".[2] The cladograms below follows a 2011 analysis by Butler et al., the first based on Brusatte et al. 2010[4] and the second based on Nesbitt et al. 2011.[1]
Poposauroidea Lotosauridae
Ctenosauriscidae Waldhaus ctenosauriscid
Sillosuchus
Shuvosauridae Poposauroidea Ctenosauriscidae Waldhaus ctenosauriscid
Xilousuchus
Poposauridae Lotosauridae Shuvosauridae Sillosuchus
References
- ^ a b c Sterling J. Nesbitt (2011). "The Early Evolution of Archosaurs: Relationships and the Origin of Major Clades". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 352: 1–292. doi:10.1206/352.1. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/6112/1/B352.pdf.
- ^ a b c d Richard J. Butler, Stephen L. Brusatte, Mike Reich, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Rainer R. Schoch and Jahn J. Hornung (2011). "The sail-backed reptile Ctenosauriscus from the latest Early Triassic of Germany and the timing and biogeography of the early archosaur radiation". PLoS One 6 (10): e25693. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025693. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0025693.
- ^ Oskar Kuhn (1964). "Ungelöste Probleme der Stammesgeschichte der Amphibien und Reptilien". Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 118-119: 293–325.
- ^ Brusatte, S.L.; Benton, M.J.; Desojo, J.B.; and Langer, M.C. (2010). "The higher-level phylogeny of Archosauria (Tetrapoda: Diapsida)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8 (1): 3–47. doi:10.1080/14772010903537732. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a919837956&fulltext=713240928.
Major clades Phytosauridae · Stagonolepididae · Ornithosuchidae · Ctenosauriscidae · Lotosauridae · Poposauridae · Prestosuchidae · Rauisuchidae · ShuvosauridaeRelated articlePlant-eating genera LotosauridaeOthersBipeds or facultatively bipedal genera YarasuchusOthersSemi-aquatic or aquatic genera OthersQuadrupedal terrestrial carnivores CtenosauriscidaeOthersThis article about a prehistoric archosaur is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.