Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Full reference: M. T. Young, S. L. Brusatte, M. Ruta and M. B. Andrade. 2010. The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea (Mesoeucrocodylia, Thalattosuchia): an integrated approach using geometric morphometrics, analysis of disparity, and biomechanics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158(4):801-859
Parent taxon: Metriorhynchinae according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Cau and Fanti 2011, Young 2013, Young et al. 2010 and Young et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Rhacheosaurini, Thalattosuchus
Subtaxa: Gracilineustes acutus Gracilineustes leedsi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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