Plesiosuchus Owen 1884 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae

Parent taxon: Geosaurinae according to J. Parrilla-Bel and J. I. Canudo 2015

See also Delair 1958, Young 2013, Young et al. 2010, Young et al. 2012 and Young et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Dakosaurus, Geosaurini, Geosaurus, Neptunidraco, Suchodus, Torvoneustes, Tyrannoneustes

Subtaxa: Plesiosuchus manselii

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Slovakia (1 collection)

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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