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Metriorhynchoidea
Taxonomy
Metriorhynchoidea was named by Young et al. (2010). Its type is Metriorhynchus.
It was assigned to Thalattosuchia by Young et al. (2010); to Thalattosuchia by Cau and Fanti (2011); and to Neothalattosuchia by Young et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Thalattosuchia by Young et al. (2010); to Thalattosuchia by Cau and Fanti (2011); and to Neothalattosuchia by Young et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Metriorhynchoidea Young et al. p. 845 |
| 2010 | Metriorhynchoidea Young and et al. |
| 2011 | Metriorhynchoidea Cau and Fanti p. 550 |
| 2024 | Metriorhynchoidea Young et al. pp. 596-597 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. †Metriorhynchoidea Young 2010
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Unr. †Euthalattosuchia Young et al. 2024
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Fm. †Metriorhynchidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Capellineosuchus Romer 1966
Subfm. †Geosaurinae Lydekker 1889
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Tr. †Geosaurini Cau and Fanti 2011
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Subtr. †Dakosaurina Young et al. 2024
Subtr. †Geosaurina Foffa et al. 2018
Subtr. †Plesiosuchina Young et al. 2014
G. †Purranisaurus Rusconi 1948
G. †Neptunidraco Cau and Fanti 2011
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†Neptunidraco ammoniticus Cau and Fanti 2011
Invalid names: Steneosaurus barettoni De Zigno 1883 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvoneustes Andrade et al. 2010
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†Torvoneustes carpenteri Wilkinson et al. 2008
†Torvoneustes coryphaeus Young et al. 2013
†Torvoneustes jurensis Girard et al. 2023
†Torvoneustes mexicanus Barrientos-Lara et al. 2016
Subfm. †Metriorhynchinae Buchy 2008
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G. †Maledictosuchus Parrilla-Bel et al. 2013
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†Maledictosuchus nuyivijanan Barrientos-Lara et al. 2018
†Maledictosuchus riclaensis Parrilla-Bel et al. 2013
G. †Metriorhynchus von Meyer 1830
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†Metriorhynchus blainvillei Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
†Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
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Invalid names: Metriorhynchus cultridens Andrews 1913 [synonym]
†Metriorhynchus casamiquelai Gasparini and Chong 1977
†Metriorhynchus geoffroyii Meyer 1832
†Metriorhynchus hastifer Eudes-Deslongchamps 1868
†Metriorhynchus littoreus Sauvage 1874
†Metriorhynchus moreli Deslongchamps 1867
†Metriorhynchus palpebosus Phillips 1871
†Metriorhynchus westermanni Gasparini 1980
G. †Thalattosuchus Young et al. 2021
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†Thalattosuchus superciliosus de Blainville 1853
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Invalid names: Metriorhynchus jaekeli Schmidt 1904 [synonym], Steneosaurus dasyceps Seeley 1869 [synonym], Teleosaurus superciliosus Deslongchamps 1867 [synonym]
Invalid names: Enaliosuchus schroederi Kühn 1936 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Aggiosaurus Ambayrac 1913 [nomen dubium], Geosauridae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available