Aeolodon von Meyer 1830 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Teleosauridae

Alternative spelling: Aelodon

Synonym: Palaeosaurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1833

Parent taxon: Aeolodontini according to M. T. Young et al. 2024

See also Carroll 1988, d'Orbigny 1849, Meyer 1845, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Pictet 1853 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bathysuchus, Mycterosuchus, Sericodon

Subtaxa: Aeolodon priscus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Daiting (BMNH collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

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