In biological classification , a subfamily ( Latin : subfamilia , plural subfamiliae ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank , next below family but more inclusive than genus . Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".
4-455: Metriorhynchinae is a subfamily of metriorhynchid crocodyliforms from the late Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous ( Callovian - Valanginian ) of Europe , North America and South America . Named by Fitzinger , in 1843, it contains the metriorhynchids Gracilineustes , Metriorhynchus , Maledictosuchus , Cricosaurus and Rhacheosaurus . The last three taxa form
8-450: A prehistoric archosaur is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subfamily (biology) Detarioideae is an example of a botanical subfamily. Detarioideae is a subdivision of the family Fabaceae (legumes), containing 84 genera. Stevardiinae is an example of a zoological subfamily. Stevardiinae is a large subdivision of the family Characidae , a diverse clade of freshwater fish . This biology article
12-651: A tribe within Metriorhynchinae, the Rhacheosaurini . Metriorhynchinae is one of two subfamilies of Metriorhynchidae, the other being Geosaurinae . Metriorhynchinae is a node-based taxon defined in the PhyloCode by Mark T. Young and colleagues in 2024 as "the smallest clade within Metriorhynchidae containing Rhacheosaurus gracilis , Metriorhynchus brevirostris , and Gracilineustes leedsi ". Rhacheosaurini
16-1095: Is a stem-based taxon and it was named Mark T. Young, Mark A. Bell and Stephen L. Brusatte in 2011 and defined in the PhyloCode by Mark T. Young and colleagues in 2024 as "the largest clade within Metriorhynchidae containing Rhacheosaurus gracilis , but not Metriorhynchus brevirostris and Gracilineustes leedsi . The cladogram below follows the topology from the analyses by Young, et al. 2020. Thalattosuchus superciliosus Gracilineustes acutus Gracilineustes leedsi Maledictosuchus riclaensis Maledictosuchus nuyivijanan Metriorhynchus geoffroyii Metriorhynchus palpebrosus Cricosaurus saltillensis Swiss rhacheosaurin cf. Cricosaurus macrospondylus Metriorhynchinae indet. (USNM 19640) Rhacheosaurus gracilis cf. Cricosaurus sp. Cricosaurus araucanensis Cricosaurus lithographicus Cricosaurus schroederi Cricosaurus vignaudi Cricosaurus bambergensis Cricosaurus suevicus Cricosaurus elegans Solnhofen Cricosaurus ( C. rauhuti ) This article about
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