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Brachychampsa
Taxonomy
Brachyuranochampsa was named by Gilmore (1911). Its type is Brachyuranochampsa eversolei.
It was corrected as Brachychampsa by Gilmore (1911), Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Norell et al. (1994), Wu et al. (1996), Williamson (1996), Pearson et al. (2002), Martin (2007), Martin and Buffetaut (2008) and Pinheiro et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Alligatoridae by Gilmore (1911); to Crocodilinae by Mook (1962); to Crocodylidae by Carroll (1988); to Alligatoroidea by Williamson (1996); to Alligatorinae by Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Wu et al. (1996) and Pearson et al. (2002); to Crocodyloidea by Jouve et al. (2008); to Alligatoroidea by Norell et al. (1994) and Puértolas et al. (2011); and to Globidonta by Martin (2007), Martin and Buffetaut (2008) and Pinheiro et al. (2013).
It was corrected as Brachychampsa by Gilmore (1911), Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Norell et al. (1994), Wu et al. (1996), Williamson (1996), Pearson et al. (2002), Martin (2007), Martin and Buffetaut (2008) and Pinheiro et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Alligatoridae by Gilmore (1911); to Crocodilinae by Mook (1962); to Crocodylidae by Carroll (1988); to Alligatoroidea by Williamson (1996); to Alligatorinae by Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Wu et al. (1996) and Pearson et al. (2002); to Crocodyloidea by Jouve et al. (2008); to Alligatoroidea by Norell et al. (1994) and Puértolas et al. (2011); and to Globidonta by Martin (2007), Martin and Buffetaut (2008) and Pinheiro et al. (2013).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Brachychampsa Gilmore p. 298 |
| 1911 | Brachyuranochampsa Gilmore p. 298 figs. Pl. 26-27 |
| 1962 | Brachyuranochampsa Mook p. 5 |
| 1964 | Brachychampsa Estes p. 142 |
| 1970 | Brachychampsa Estes and Berberian p. 6 |
| 1988 | Brachyuranochampsa Carroll |
| 1989 | Brachychampsa Bryant p. 54 |
| 1994 | Brachychampsa Norell et al. p. 3 figs. 1-6 |
| 1996 | Brachychampsa Williamson p. 422 |
| 1996 | Brachychampsa Wu et al. |
| 2002 | Brachychampsa Pearson et al. p. 154 |
| 2007 | Brachychampsa Martin |
| 2008 | Brachychampsa Jouve et al. |
| 2008 | Brachychampsa Martin and Buffetaut |
| 2011 | Brachyuranochampsa Puértolas et al. |
| 2013 | Brachychampsa Pinheiro et al. |
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