†Metriorhynchus hastifer Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Teleosaurus hastifer
Belongs to Metriorhynchus according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Swinton 1934, Young et al. 2010 and Young et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Metriorhynchus blainvillei, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, Metriorhynchus casamiquelai, Metriorhynchus geoffroyii, Metriorhynchus littoreus, Metriorhynchus moreli, Metriorhynchus palpebosus, Metriorhynchus westermanni
Type specimen: LOST specimen, a skull
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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