Opisuchus, 2020
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publication ID |
6529413-94ED-4080-8B47-CE030D9D975A |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6529413-94ED-4080-8B47-CE030D9D975A |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC3987E4-FF86-FFA2-FF6A-2B8FFDE3C853 |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Opisuchus |
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gen. nov. |
OPISUCHUS AIGLSTORFER ET AL. , GEN. NOV.
Lsid: zoobank.org:act: AE752D3C-FD70-4E7D-93C4- 30A186FFEA14.
Type species: Opisuchus meieri (by monotypy).
Etymology: The specimen represents one of the oldest Metriorhynchoidea and can thus be considered a ‘grandfather’ of the clade. We combined the lithostratigraphic origin from the Opalinuston Formation and the German nickname for grandfather, Opi, with suchus, the Latinized form of the Greek σοῦχος, crocodile.
Diagnosis: As for the type species.
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