Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Full reference: J. I. Barrientos-Lara, Y. Herrera, M. S. Fernandez and J. Alvarado-Ortega. 2016. Occurrence of Torvoneustes (Crocodylomorpha, Metriorhynchidae) in marine Jurassic deposits of Oaxaca, Mexico. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 19(3):415-424
Belongs to Torvoneustes according to J. I. Barrientos-Lara et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Torvoneustes carpenteri, Torvoneustes coryphaeus, Torvoneustes jurensis
Type specimen: IGM 9026, a partial skull ( fragment of cranium including part of the maxillae and dentaries showing 12 teeth in oclussal position, and splenials forming the mandibular symphysis )
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wieland collection 1909 (Jurassic of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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