Teleosaurus Geoffroy 1825 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Teleosauridae

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

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, d'Orbigny 1849, Delair 1958, Jouve 2009, Meyer 1845, Owen 1842, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Phizackerley 1951, Quenstedt 1882, Sepkoski 2002 and Young 2013

Sister taxon: Platysuchus

Subtaxa: Teleosaurus asthenodeirus Teleosaurus brevior Teleosaurus cadomensis Teleosaurus geoffroyi Teleosaurus lacunosae Teleosaurus latifrons Teleosaurus ornati Teleosaurus soemmeringii

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Jurassic of China (1), France (2), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (10)

Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences

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