Project 989: R. B. Sookias, A. G. Sennikov, D. J. Gower, R. J. Butler, K. Angielczyk. 2014. The monophyly of Euparkeriidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and the origins of Archosauria: a revision of Dorosuchus neoetus from the Mid-Triassic of Russia. Palaeontology. 57 (6):1177-1202.
Specimen: † Dorosuchus neoetus (PIN:1579/61-1)
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Abstract

Euparkeria capensis is resolved as the sister taxon to Archosauria in many cladistic phylogenies and provides a key outgroup which may approximate the ancestral archosaur morphology. Several other taxa have been referred to the family Euparkeriidae, but the monophyly of this taxon remains doubtful and largely untested. To test this monophyly, the archosauriform and putative euparkeriid Dorosuchus neoetus from the Mid‐Triassic of Russia is re‐examined in the light of recent work on the evolution of stem archosaurs. Dorosuchus neoetus is found to possess a number of morphological features that place it close to Archosauria, including a sigmoidal femur with a clear attachment region for the m. caudifemoralis musculature, but no unambiguous archosaurian apomorphies. Dorosuchus neoetus is included for the first time in a numerical cladistic analysis and is recovered as the sole sister taxon to Archosauria + Phytosauria. A monophyletic Euparkeriidae including D. neoetus and E. capensis is slightly less parsimonious. In addition, a mandible and pterygoid that were previously referred to D. neoetus subsequent to the original description of the species are also included separately within the phylogenetic analysis and are recovered within Archosauria, possibly raising questions as to their correct taxonomic referral. However, this phylogenetic placement is based primarily on the absence of palatal teeth, but the presence or absence of palatal teeth exhibits considerable homoplasy within Archosauriformes. Based on other aspects of their morphology, we do not reject the referral of these elements to D. neoetus.


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Article DOI: 10.1111/pala.12110

Project DOI: 10.7934/P989, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P989
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  • 88 Taxa
  • 15 Specimens
  • 412 Characters
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Total media associated with cells: 114
Total labels associated with cell media: 121
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MorphoBank Project 989

    Authors' Institutions

    • Natural History Museum, London

    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen

    • University of Birmingham

    • Russian Academy of Sciences

    • Kazan Federal University



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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M2196' (88 Taxa)

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    [1] † Mesosuchus browni
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    [2] † Prolacerta broomi
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    [3] † Archosaurus rossicus
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    [4] † Proterosuchus fergusi
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    19363363030002
    [5] † Erythrosuchus africanus
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    [6] † Vancleavea campi
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    [7] † Chanaresuchus bonapartei
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    41359359012002
    [8] † Tropidosuchus romeri
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    [9] † Euparkeria capensis
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    [10] † Parasuchus hislopi
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    [11] † Smilosuchus gregorii
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    [12] † Pseudopalatus pristinus
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    [13] † Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum
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    [14] † Turfanosuchus dabanensis
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    [15] † Ornithosuchus longidens
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    13327227207002
    [16] † Riojasuchus tenuisceps
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    [17] † Revueltosaurus callenderi
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    [18] † Stagonolepis robertsoni
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    [19] † Aetosaurus ferratus
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    [20] † Longosuchus meadei
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    [21] † Ticinosuchus ferox
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    [22] † Qianosuchus mixtus
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    [23] † Xilousuchus sapingensis
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    [24] † Arizonasaurus babbitti
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    [25] † Poposaurus gracilis holotype
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    [26] † Poposaurus gracilis yale
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    [27] † Lotosaurus adentus
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    [28] † Sillosuchus longicervix
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    [29] † Effigia okeeffeae
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    [30] † Shuvosaurus inexpectatus
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    [31] † Prestosuchus chiniquensis
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    [32] † UFRGS 0156-t
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    [33] † UFRGS 152-t
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    [34] † Combined prestosuchus
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    [35] † Saurosuchus galilei
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    [36] † Batrachotomus kuperferzellensis
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    [37] † Fasolasuchus tenax
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    [38] † Rauisuchus triradentes
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    [39] † Polonosuchus silesiacus
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    [40] † Postosuchus kirkpatricki
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    [41] † Postosuchus alisonae
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    [42] † CM 73372
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    [43] † Hesperosuchus agilis
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    [44] † Dromicosuchus grallator
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    [45] † Hesperosuchus "agilis"
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    [46] † Dibothrosuchus elaphros
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    [47] † Terrestrisuchus gracilis
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    [48] † Sphenosuchus acutus
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    [49] † Litargosuchus leptorhynchus
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    [50] † Kayentasuchus walkeri
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    [51] † Orthosuchus stormbergi
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    [52] Alligator mississippiensis
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    [53] † Protosuchus haughtoni
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    [54] † Protosuchus richardsoni
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    [55] † Eudimorphodon ranzii
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    [56] † Dimorphodon macronyx
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    [57] † Lagerpeton chanarensis
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    [58] † Dromomeron gregorii
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    [59] † Dromomeron romeri
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    [60] † Marasuchus lilloensis
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    [61] † Asilisaurus kongwe
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    [62] † Eucoelophysis baldwini
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    [63] † Sacisaurus agudoensis
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    [64] † Lewisuchus admixtus
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    [65] † Pseudolagosuchus majori
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    [66] † Lewisuchus/Pseudolagosuchus
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    [67] † Eocursor parvus
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    [68] † Silesaurus opolensis
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    [69] † Pisanosaurus mertii
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    [70] † Heterodontosaurus tucki
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    [71] † Lesothosaurus diagnosticus
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    [72] † Scutellosaurus lawleri
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    [73] † Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
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    [74] † Staurikosaurus pricei
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    [75] † Eoraptor lunensis
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    [76] † Saturnalia tupiniquim
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    [77] † Plateosaurus engelhardti
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    [78] † Efraasia minor
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    [79] † Tawa hallae
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    [80] † Coelophysis bauri
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    [81] † Dilophosaurus wetherelli
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    [82] † Allosaurus fragilis
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    [83] † Velociraptor mongoliensis
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    [84] † Dorosuchus neoetus
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    [85] † Dorosuchus holotype
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    [86] † Dorosuchus braincase
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    [87] † Dorosuchus holotype block
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    [88] † Dorosuchus mandible & pterygoid
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