Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al. 2019 (marine crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: M. Aiglstorfer, P. Havlik, and Y. Herrera. 2019. The first metriorhynchoid crocodyliform from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic) of Germany, with implications for the evolution of Metriorhynchoidea. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Parent taxon: Metriorhynchoidea according to M. Aiglstorfer et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Euthalattosuchia, Magyarosuchus, Zoneait

Subtaxa: Opisuchus meieri

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Type: Opisuchus meieri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mohring Commercial brick quarry, Heiningen (Jurassic of Germany)

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