Teleidosaurus

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iTeleidosaurus
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Archosauromorpha
(unranked) Mesoeucrocodylia
Suborder: Thalattosuchia
Family: Metriorhynchidae
Genus: Teleidosaurus
Deslongchamps, 1869
Species
  • T. calvadosi (type)
  • T. bathonicus
  • T. gaudryi
Teleidosaurus
Type marine crocodylian
Movement swimming
Diet carnivore
Environment ocean
Distribution France

Teleidosaurus was the most plesiomorphic genus of marine crocodyliform within Metriorhynchidae, and is known from the Bajocian and Bathonian of the Middle Jurassic.


[edit] Species

The species within Teleidosaurus include: the type species T. calvadosi, T. bathonicus and T. gaudryi from the Middle Jurassic of France.


[edit] Closely related species

Other genera included in within the metiorhynchid family are: Metriorhynchus, Geosaurus, Dakosaurus and Enaliosuchus. The genera within Metiorhynchidae considered nomen dubium are Aggiosaurus and Neustosaurus.


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