Torvoneustes carpenteri Wilkinson et al. 2008

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

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