†Neptunidraco Cau and Fanti 2011 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Full reference: A. Cau and F. Fanti. 2011. The oldest known metriorhynchid crocodylian from the Middle Jurassic of North-eastern Italy: Neptunidraco ammoniticus gen. et sp. nov. Gondwana Research 19:550-565
Parent taxon: Geosaurinae according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015
See also Cau and Fanti 2011, Young 2013 and Young et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Geosaurini, Torvoneustes, Tyrannoneustes
Subtaxa: Neptunidraco ammoniticus Steneosaurus barettoni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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