†Teleosaurus brevior Owen 1884 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Teleosauridae
Full reference: R. Owen. 1884. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part III. 1-199
Belongs to Teleosaurus according to R. Owen 1884
Sister taxa: Teleosaurus asthenodeirus, Teleosaurus cadomensis, Teleosaurus geoffroyi, Teleosaurus lacunosae, Teleosaurus latifrons, Teleosaurus ornati, Teleosaurus soemmeringii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Whitby (BMNH coll), which is in a Toarcian marine siliciclastic in the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Whitby (BMNH coll)
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