Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Full reference: S. Sachs, M. T. Young, P. Abel and H. Mallison. 2021. A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany. Palaeontologia Electronica 24(2):a24
Belongs to Cricosaurus according to S. Sachs et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Cricosaurus araucanensis, Cricosaurus bambergensis, Cricosaurus elegans, Cricosaurus gracilis, Cricosaurus lithographicus, Cricosaurus macrospondylus, Cricosaurus mexicanus, Cricosaurus puelchorum, Cricosaurus rauhuti, Cricosaurus saltillensis, Cricosaurus schroderi, Cricosaurus suevicus, Cricosaurus vignaudi, Neustosaurus
Type specimen: BMMS-BK 1-2, a skeleton (almost complete articulated skeleton). Its type locality is Rygol Quarry, Painten, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Torleite Formation of Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rygol Quarry, Painten
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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