Reptilia - Loricata - Teleosauridae
MNHN AC 8746, a quarter of a skull, is the only skull specimen available as the holotype may be lost
Belongs to Teleosaurus according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012
See also Jouve 2009, Owen 1842, Perrier 1928, Phizackerley 1951, Pictet 1853 and Quenstedt 1882
Sister taxa: Teleosaurus asthenodeirus, Teleosaurus brevior, Teleosaurus geoffroyi, Teleosaurus lacunosae, Teleosaurus latifrons, Teleosaurus ornati, Teleosaurus soemmeringii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Allemagne quarries, which is in a Bathonian marine horizon in the Pierre de Caen Formation of France
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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