Thalattosuchus Young et al. 2021 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae

Full reference: M. T. Young, A. Brignon, S. Sachs, J. J. Hornung, D. Foffa, J. J. N. Kitson, M. M. Johnson and L. Steel. 2021. Cutting the Gordian knot: a historical and taxonomic revision of the Jurassic crocodylomorph Metriorhynchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 192(2):510-553

Parent taxon: Metriorhynchinae according to M. T. Young et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Gracilineustes, Rhacheosaurini

Subtaxa: Thalattosuchus superciliosus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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