Alternative combination: Steneosaurus gracilirostris
Synonyms: Teleosaurus chapmani Buckland 1836, Teleosaurus chapmanni Buckland 1836
Full reference: F. Westphal. 1961. Zu Systematik der deutschen und englischen Lias-Krokodilier [The systemarics of the German and English Lias crocodiles]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 113(2):207-218
Belongs to Plagiophthalmosuchus according to M. M. Johnson et al. 2020
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Owen 1842, Pictet 1853, Pierce et al. 2009, Quenstedt 1882, Westphal 1961 and Westphal 1962
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Plagiophthalmosuchus gracilirostris: BMNH 14792. Its type locality is Whitby, marine reptiles, which is in a Falciferum/Bifrons offshore shale in the Alum Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Teleosaurus chapmanni: Its type locality is Whitby, marine reptiles, which is in a Falciferum/Bifrons offshore shale in the Alum Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Luxembourg (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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