Geosaurus grandis Wagner 1858

Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae

Alternative combinations: Cricosaurus grandis, Metriorhynchus grandis

Belongs to Geosaurus according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Perrier 1928, Seitz 1907, Wagner 1858, Young and Andrade 2009, Young et al. 2010 and Young et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Geosaurus giganteus, Geosaurus lapparenti, Geosaurus medius

Type specimen: BSPG AS VI 1, a skull (complete skull with mandible)

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

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