Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Alternative combinations: Dakosaurus carpenteri, Geosaurus carpenteri
Full reference: L. E. Wilkinson, M. T. Young, and M. J. Benton. 2008. A new metriorhynchid crocodilian (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) from the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Wiltshire, UK. Palaeontology 51(6):1307-1333
Belongs to Torvoneustes according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015
See also Andrade et al. 2010, Bronzati et al. 2012, Wilkinson et al. 2008, Young et al. 2013, Young et al. 2010 and Young et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Torvoneustes coryphaeus, Torvoneustes jurensis, Torvoneustes mexicanus
Type specimen: BRSMG Ce17365, a partial skull. Its type locality is Westbury claypit (Lafarge cement works) E5, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine claystone in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution: found only at Westbury claypit (Lafarge cement works) E5
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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