Steneosaurus oplites Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Teleosauridae

Belongs to Steneosaurus according to Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863

Sister taxa: Machimosaurus bathonicus, Machimosaurus rigauxi, Steneosaurus aalensis, Steneosaurus atelestatus, Steneosaurus blumembachi, Steneosaurus brevidens, Steneosaurus brevirostris, Steneosaurus dasycephalus, Steneosaurus durobrivensis, Steneosaurus heberti, Steneosaurus lyceense, Steneosaurus megarhinus, Steneosaurus pictaviensis, Steneosaurus priscus, Steneosaurus roissyi, Steneosaurus rostromajor, Steneosaurus rostrominor, Steneosaurus rudis, Steneosaurus temporalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is La Caine-Curcy (MNHN coll), which is in a Toarcian marine shale in France

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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