†tribe Rhacheosaurini Young et al. 2011 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae

Parent taxon: Metriorhynchinae according to M. T. Young et al. 2024

See also Barrientos-Lara et al. 2018 and Parrilla-Bel et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Enalioetes, Enaliosuchus schroederi, Gracilineustes, Maledictosuchus, Metriorhynchus, Thalattosuchus

Subtaxa: Cricosaurus Rhacheosaurus

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Type: Rhacheosaurus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), France (2), Germany (1)

• Jurassic of Argentina (3), Cuba (1), Germany (10), Mexico (3)

Total: 21 collections including 26 occurrences

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