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Monotypic taxon: Genus †Mesosuchus Watson, 1912 (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Rhynchosauria - (Family) Mesosuchidae

Current position

Mesosuchidae (Family) Haughton, 1924 Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [19 Jun 2026]; Paleofile[19 Jun 2026].

Alternative positions

Rhynchosauridae (Family) Huxley, 1867 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).

Historical positions

Archosauromorpha (Clade) Huene 1946 [Benton 1985], nom. cl. inval. Ref: S.J. Nesbitt, 2011: 105, fig. 51. [out of scope (coherent)] [implicit]
Rhynchosauridae (Family) Huxley, 1867 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).

Number of Subtaxa

2026 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 †1s;1
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 28 Nov 2023 [; †1s]
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