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Geosaurinae

Reptilia - Metriorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Geosaurinae Lydekker
2009Geosaurinae Young and Andrade p. 559
2010Geosaurinae Young et al. p. 854
2011Geosaurinae Cau and Fanti
2013Geosaurinae Young fig. 6
2013Geosaurinae Young et al.
2013Geosaurinae Young et al.
2014Geosaurinae Young et al.
2015Geosaurinae Chiarenza et al.
2018Geosaurinae Foffa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Thalattosuchia()
familyMetriorhynchidaeFitzinger 1843
subfamilyGeosaurinaeLydekker 1889
subfamilyGeosaurinaeLydekker 1889

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.

Subfm. †Geosaurinae Lydekker 1889
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G. †Dakosaurus Quenstedt 1856
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Dakosaurus andiniensis Vignaud and Gasparini 1996
Dakosaurus maximus Plieninger 1846
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Invalid names: Dakosaurus gracilis Quenstedt 1885 [synonym], Dakosaurus lissocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Megalosaurus schnaitheimii Bunzel 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Brachytaenius Merian 1842 [synonym], Plerodon Meyer 1839 [synonym]
Tr. †Geosaurini Cau and Fanti 2011
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Subtr. †Geosaurina Foffa et al. 2018
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G. †Ieldraan Foffa et al. 2018
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Ieldraan melkshamensis Foffa et al. 2018
G. †Purranisaurus Rusconi 1948
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Purranisaurus potens Rusconi 1948
Invalid names: Plesiosuchina Young et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Geosaurus Cuvier 1824
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Geosaurus giganteus Sömmerring 1816
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Invalid names: Brachytaenius perennis Meyer 1842 [synonym], Geosaurus sommerringi Meyer 1831 [synonym], Halilimnosaurus crocodiloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Mosasaurus bavaricus Holl 1829 [synonym]
Geosaurus grandis Wagner 1858
Geosaurus lapparenti Debelmas and Strannoloubsky 1957
Geosaurus medius Wagner 1858
Invalid names: Halilimnosaurus Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Ltliminosaurus Romer 1966 [synonym]
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. †Plesiosuchus Owen 1884
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Plesiosuchus manselii Hulke 1870
G. †Suchodus Lydekker 1890
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Suchodus durobrivensis Lydekker 1890
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
G. †Tyrannoneustes Young et al. 2013
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Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos Young et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Aptian or 167.70000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Italy (Veneto) Neptunidraco ammoniticus (104801)
Bajocian - Tithonian170.3 - 145.0Italy (Vicenza) Steneosaurus barettoni (142114)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Italy (Altipiano dei Sette Comuni) Metriorhynchidae indet. (142115)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Argentina (Neuquen) Geosaurinae indet. Argentina (136383)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (Wiltshire) Ieldraan melkshamensis (190125)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos (97871)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Basse-Normandie) Dakosaurus maximus (52633)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus Mr Leeds sp., Suchodus durobrivensis, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos (109800) Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos (47362 162945)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany (Northrhine Westphalia) Metriorhynchus sp. (206063)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Poland Tyrannoneustes sp. (138161)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus sp. (100669)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dakosaurus maximus (93216)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Metriorhynchinae indet. (137352)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Torvoneustes sp. (138711)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Cuba (Vinales) Geosaurus sp. (138289 138290)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany (Bavaria) Dakosaurus maximus (207479)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (england) Dakosaurus maximus (144398)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Mexico (Coahuila) Dakosaurus sp. (143339)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Spain (Asturias) Dakosaurus sp. (154961)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus maximus (156363)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Aalen) Geosaurini indet. (224077)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (Wiltshire) Torvoneustes coryphaeus (152924)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Geosaurini indet. (224078)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus maximus, Dakosaurus lissocephalus (119508)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Dakosaurus sp. (136131)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dakosaurus maximus (154138) Dakosaurus sp., Geosaurus sp., Geosaurinae indet., Dakosaurus maximus (41817) Geosaurus sp., Dakosaurus maximus, Megalosaurus sp. (89120)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus carpenteri (100263) Dakosaurus sp. (70996) Geosaurus sp. (26795) Plesiosuchus manselii (119504) Torvoneustes sp. (118949) Torvoneustes sp. SEC K1707 (118950)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Dakosaurus maximus (59175 130048)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Solothurn) Dakosaurus maximus (133662)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Dakosaurus maximus (74069)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Dakosaurus maximus (94534)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Torvoneustes jurensis (232696)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus sp. (138974)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Torvoneustes sp. (98478)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Argentina (Mendoza) Dakosaurus andiniensis (72049 72050)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Germany (Franconia) Dakosaurus maximus (24523) Geosaurus giganteus (24521)
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian152.1 - 140.2Slovakia (Prešov) Plesiosuchus sp. (224074)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Geosaurus giganteus (121197)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Neuquén) Geosaurus araucaniensis (79651)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Cricosaurus medius, Geosaurus grandis (132062) Dakosaurus maximus (53039 105541 152901) Lacerta gigantea (212951)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Geosaurinae indet. (224058)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Geosaurini Mr Passmores specimen (217278)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Plesiosuchus manselii (133663)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Neuquén) Geosaurus sp. (79652)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Neuquén) Geosaurus sp. (140285)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Mendoza) Dakosaurus sp. (143305)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Argentina (Mendoza) Purranisaurus potens (153673)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Argentina (Neuquén) Dakosaurus andiniensis (154296)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Argentina (Mendoza) Dakosaurus andiniensis (72051 190078)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Argentina (Neuquén) Geosaurus araucaniensis, Dakosaurus sp. (122662)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Geosaurus lapparenti (155313)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Plesiosuchina indet. (155317)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Dacosaurus lapparenti (123368)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Czech Republic (Novy Jičin District) Torvoneustes sp., Plesiosuchina indet. (64722)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France Geosaurus lapparenti (155311)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus sp. (36581)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Italy (Trapani) Plesiosuchina indet. (172392)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03United Kingdom (England) Dakosaurus sp. (58095)