EASTERN ETHIOPIA
KERSA AREA
FALLS ON THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE SOUTH EASTERN ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
LYING ON THE MOTOR HIGHWAY FROM ADSIS ABABA TO DIREDAWS
LOWER SANDSTONE UNIT
LATE TRIASSIC
ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA
ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA
ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966
ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA
ICHNOSTEM-GROUP: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA
ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA
ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA
ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIPEDII NOVA
ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA
ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA
ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA
Incerate sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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BLUE NILE GORGE REGION
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
BATHONIAN STAGE
MIDDLE DOGGER EPOCH
MIDDLE JURASSIC- KIMMERIDGIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
Incertae sedis
Genus sp indet.
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
BATHONIAN STAGE
MIDDLE DOGGER EPOCH
MIDDLE JURASSIC- KIMMERIDGIAN STAGE
UPPERMOST MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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: EUSUCHIA emend HUXLEY, 1875
INFRAORDER: CROCODYLIA emend GMELIN, 1877
Gen. sp indet.
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ETHIOPIA
HARRAR PROVINCE
FEYAMBIOR NEAR HARRAR
OXFORDIAN OR KIMMERIDGIAN STAGE
LOWER-MIDDLE MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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
ORDER: THALATTOSUCHIA EMEND FRAAS, 1901
Family: TELEOSAURIDAE Geoffroy, 1831
*Machimosaurus nowackianus
= Simolestes nowakianus
= Simolestes novakianus
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ETHOPIA
NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU
IN THE VALLEY OF JEMA RIVER
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
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
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
UCMP LOCALITY V98029
JEMA RIVER NORTH
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868
Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868
Gen. sp undescribed
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988
Family: GONIOPHOLIDIDAE Cope, 1875
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: NEOTETANURAE SERENO, WILSON, LARSSON, DUTHEIL &
SUBORDER: AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 1988
Superfamily: ALLOSAUROIDEA Marsh, 1878 (sensu Currie & Zhao, 1994)
Family: ALLOSAURIDAE Marsh, 1878
Acrocanthosaurus sp
MICRORDER: COELUROSAURIA HUENE, 1914
ORDER: MANIRAPTORFORMES HOLTZ, 1996
AVETHEROPOA PAUL, 2002
AVEPECTORA PAUL, 2002
SUBORDER: MANIRAPTORA GAUTHIER, 1986
INFRAORDER: PARVES SERENO, 1997
PARVORDER: DEINONYCHOSAURIA COLBERT & D. A. RUSSELL, 1969
Family: DROMAEOSAURIDAE Russell, 1969
Incerate sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPHIA
ALELTU QUARRY
UCMP V98028
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
UPPER MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988
Family: GONIOPHOLIDIDAE Cope, 1875
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPHIA
AMBO SPRINGS
UCMP V98026
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
UPPER MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPHIA
BESOLA
UCMP V98030
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
UPPER MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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ETHIOPIA
ABAY RIVER BASIN (BLUE NILE BASIN)
NORTH OF ADDIS-ABABA
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868
Family: ARAIRPEMYIDAE Price, 1973
Aff. Araripemys sp
Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868
Gen. sp undescribed
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
BESOLA
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
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: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MICRORDER: EUCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, 1975
Family: PLESIOCHELYIDAE Rutimeyer, 1873
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
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
Gen sp indet.
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MIDDLE AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
PLIOCENE EPOCH
UPPER NEOGENE PERIOD
LOWER QUATERNARY SUBERA
UPPER CENOZOIC ERA
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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: EUSUCHIA emend HUXLEY, 1875
INFRAORDER: CROCODYLIA emend GMELIN, 1877
Family: GAVIALIDAE Cuvier, 1807
Subfamily: THORACOSAURINAE Cope, 1875 (sensu Nopcsa, 1928)
*Euthecodon brumpti
= Tomistoma brumpti
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AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
BOURI PENINSULA
MIDDLE AWASH VALLEY
HATA MEMBER
BOURI FORMATION
PLIOCENE EPOCH
UPPER NEOGENE PERIOD
LOWER QUATERNARY SUBERA
UPPER CENOZOIC ERA
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
ORDER: CROCODYLIA GMELIN, 1788
SUBORDER: EUSUCHIA HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: BREVIROSTRES
Superfamily: CROCODILOIDEA Cuvier, 1807 (sensu Fitzinger, 1826)
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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MIDDLE AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
OMO VALLEY
MIDDLE PLIOCENE EPOCH
UPPER NEOGENE PERIOD
LOWER QUATERNARY SUBERA
UPPER CENOZOIC ERA
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
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: EUSUCHIA emend HUXLEY, 1875
INFRAORDER: CROCODYLIA emend GMELIN, 1877
Family: GAVIALIDAE Cuvier, 1807
Subfamily: THORACOSAURINAE Cope, 1875 (sensu Nopcsa, 1928)
Euthecodon brumpti
= Tomistoma brumpti
Euthecodon sp
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WEST AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
OMO VALLEY
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH
UPPER QUATERNARY SUBERA
UPPER CENOZOIC ERA
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
ORDER: CROCODYLIA GMELIN, 1788
SUBORDER: EUSUCHIA HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: BREVIROSTRES
Superfamily: CROCODILOIDEA Cuvier, 1807 (sensu Fitzinger, 1826)
Family: CROCODYLIDAE Cuvier, 1807
Subfamily: CROCODYLIDINAE Cuvier, 1807
Crocodilus niloticus
Mecistops cataphractus
= Crocodilus cataphractus
= Champse cataphracta
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ETHIOPIA
VALLEY OF THE JEMA RIVER
MUGHER MUDSTONE
TITHONIAN STAGE
UPPER MALM EPOCH
LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTOTHERIA GILL, 1872
INFRACLASS: TRECHNOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975
LEGION: CLADOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975
SUBLEGION: ZATHERIA MCKENNA, 1975
INFRALEGION: PERAMURA McKENNA, 1985
INCERTAE SEDIS
Gen. sp indet.
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