Mystriosaurus Munster 1834 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata

Synonyms: Engyommasaurus Kaup 1834, Macrospondylus Meyer 1830

Parent taxon: Thalattosuchia according to S. Jouve 2009

See also Andrews 1913, Bronzati et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, d'Orbigny 1849, Meyer 1845, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Pictet 1853, Sachs et al. 2019 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Eoneustes, Metriorhynchidae, Metriorhynchoidea, Peipehsuchus, Pelagosaurus, Steneosaurus gerthi, Teleidosaurus, Teleosauridae, Teleosauroidea, Turnersuchus

Subtaxa: Macrospondylus bollensis Mystriosaurus laurillardi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (18 collections), Luxembourg (2), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 24 collections including 31 occurrences

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