†Plesiosuchus Owen 1884 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Parent taxon: Geosaurinae according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015
See also Delair 1958, Young 2013, Young et al. 2010, Young et al. 2012 and Young et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Dakosaurus, Geosaurini, Geosaurus, Neptunidraco, Suchodus, Torvoneustes, Tyrannoneustes
Subtaxa: Plesiosuchus manselii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Slovakia (1 collection)
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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