FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLAC QUARRY

LEVEL C36

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

EARLIEST EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet


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SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

AT ABOUT 7 KM NORTH OF THE TOWN OF COGNAC

NEAR THE VILLAGE OF CHERVES-DE-COGNAC (ADMINISTRATIVELY NAMED CHERVES-RICHEMONT)

CHAMPBLANC QUARRY

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWER EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888

SUPERORDER: EURYOPDA SERENO, 1986

GRANDORDER: STEGOSAUROMORPHA COOPER, 1985 (EMEND)

ORDER: STEGOSAURIA MARSH, 1877

Family: STEGOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1877

Gen. sp indet.

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 32 bis

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 32

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 33

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

Family: GONIOPHOLIDIDAE Cope, 1875

Incertae sedis

Goniopholis sp

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 35

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 36

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AMPHIBIA LINNAEUS, 1758

SUBCLASS: LISSAMPHIBIA, HAECKEL, 1866?

ORDER: ALLOCAUDATA FOX & NAYLOR, 1982

Family: ALBANERPETONTIDAE Fox & Naylor, 1982

Gen. sp indet.

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: PLEUROSTERNOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: PLEUROSTERNIDEA Cope, 1868 (sensu Hay, 1893)

Family: PLEUROSTERNIDAE Cope, 1868

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SPHENODONTIFORMES Hay, 1930

ORDER: SPHENODONTIA WILLISTON, 1925

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999

COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA

SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000

GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000

MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000

ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834

SUBORDER: PTERODACTYLOIDEA PLIENINGER, 1901

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia fagesii
Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Theriosuchus sp

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

Family: GONIOPHOLIDIDAE Cope, 1875

Incertae sedis

Goniopholis sp

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881

ORDER: Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

AVEPODA PAUL, 2002

SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986

GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986

MICRORDER: COELUROSAURIA HUENE, 1914

ORDER: MANIRAPTORFORMES HOLTZ, 1996

AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 2001

AVEPECTORA PAUL, 2001

SUBORDER: MANIRAPTORA GAUTHIER, 1986

INFRAORDER: PARVES SERENO, 1997

PARVORDER: DEINONYCHOSAURIA COLBERT & D. A. RUSSELL, 1969

Family: DROMAEOSAURIDAE Russell, 1969

Nuthetes sp

Gen. sp indet

COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932

GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)

MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878

ORDER: EUSAUROPODA

SUBORDER: NEOSAUROPODA BONAPARTE, 1986

Family: CAMARASAURIDAE Cope, 1877

Gen. sp indet.

MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888

SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985

GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871

MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986

ORDER: IGUANODONTIA DOLLO, 1888

SUBORDER: ANKYLOPOLLEXIA SERENO, 1986

INFRAORDER: STYRACOSTERNA SERENO, 1986

PARVORDER: HADROSAURIFORMES SERENO, 1997

Superfamily: IGUANODONTIDEA Cope, 1869 (sensu Sereno, 1986)

Family: IGUANODONTIDAE Cope, 1869

Gen. sp indet.

MICRORDER: MARGINOCEPHALIA SERENO, 1986

ORDER: PACHYCEPHALOSAURIA MARYANSKA & OSMOLSKA, 1974

SUBORDER: HETERODONTOSAURIA COOPER, 1985 (emend)

Family: HETERODONTOSAURIDAE Kuhn, 1966

Gen. sp indet.

SUPERORDER: EURYOPDA SERENO, 1986

GRANDORDER: STEGOSAUROMORPHA COOPER, 1985 (EMEND)

ORDER: STEGOSAURIA MARSH, 1877

Family: STEGOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1877

Gen. sp indet.

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

SUBCLASS: SAURORNITHES NICHOLSON, 1879

ORDER: ARCHAEOPTERYGIFORMES FURBRINGER, 1888

Family: ARCHAEOPTERYGIDAE Huxley, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758

SUBCLASS: PROTOTHERIA GILL, 1872

INFRACLASS: TRICONODONTA OSBORN, 1888

ORDER: TRICONODONTIA OSBORN, 1888

Family: TRICONODONTIDAE MARSH, 1887

Triconodon sp

INFRACLASS: HOLOTHERIA (WIBEL, ROUGIER, NOVACEK, MCKENNA & DASHZEVEG, 1995) MCKENNA & BELL, 1997

SUPERLEGION: SYMMETRODONTA (SIMPSON, 1925) McKENNA & BELL, 1997

LEGION: SYMMETRODONTA SIMPSON, 1925

ORDER: SPALACOTHERIIDA PROTHERO, 1981

Family: SPALACOTHERIIDAE Marsh, 1887

Spalacotherium evansae

INFRACLASS: TRECHNOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975

LEGION: CLADOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975

SUBLEGION: DRYOLESTOIDEA BUTLER, 1939

ORDER: DRYOLESTOIDA PROTHERO, 1981

Family: DRYOLESTIDAE Marsh, 1879

Gen. sp indet.

SUBCLASS: THERIIFORMES (ROWE, 1988) McKENNA & BELL, 1997

INFRACLASS: ALLOTHERIA (MARSH, 1880) McKENNA & BELL, 1997

ORDER: MULTITUBERCULATA COPE, 1884

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 37

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 38-39

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 41

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: ATOPOSAURIDAE Gervais, 1871

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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FRANCE

CHARENTE DEPARTMENT

NORTHERN AQUITANIAN BASIN

CHERVES-DE-COGNAC

CHAMPBLANC

GYPSUM QUARRY

LEVEL 43

PURBECKIAN

BERRIASIAN STAGE

LOWER NEOCOMIAN SUBEPOCH

LOWERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988

INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878

NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988

Family: BERNISSARTIIDAE Dollo, 1883

Bernissartia sp

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