Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Teleidosaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Teleidosaurus was named by Eudes-Deslongchamps (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath-l Sepkoski's reference number: 620].

It was assigned to Metriorhynchidae by Carroll (1988); to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); to Thalattosuchia by Bronzati et al. (2012); to Thalattosuchia by Young et al. (2013); and to Metriorhynchoidea by Young et al. (2010), Cau and Fanti (2011) and Young (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Teleidosaurus Eudes-Deslongchamps
1933Metriorhynchus bathonicus Mercier
1977Teleidosaurus bathonicus Buffetaut and Thierry
1988Teleidosaurus Carroll
2002Teleidosaurus Sepkoski
2010Teleidosaurus Young et al. p. 845
2010Eoneustes bathonicus Young et al. p. 846
2011Teleidosaurus Cau and Fanti p. 558 fig. 6
2012Eoneustes bathonicus Bronzati et al.
2012Teleidosaurus Bronzati et al.
2013Teleidosaurus Young fig. 6
2013Eoneustes bathonicus Young et al.
2013Teleidosaurus Young et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Thalattosuchia()
genusTeleidosaurusEudes-Deslongchamps 1869

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.

G. †Teleidosaurus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1869
show all | hide all
Teleidosaurus calvadosii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1866
Teleidosaurus joberti Eudes-Deslongchamps 1867
Invalid names: Teleidosaurus bathonicus Mercier 1933 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. T. Young et al. 2010Metriorhynchoid thalattosuchian with between 18 and 20 carinated teeth per maxillae, with little lateromedial compression; three teeth per premaxilla; strong ornamentation on the cranial bones, including those of the rostrum; rounded angle formed by the lateral and medial processes of the frontal; the dorsal rim of the orbit is composed of the lacrimal, prefrontal, frontal, and postorbital bones (from rostral to caudal); large external mandibular fenestrae, surrounded by the dentary, surangular, and angular; the external nares are subtriangular in shape, with the posterior edge being straight; the naso–lacrimal suture is 60% or less of the length of the naso–prefrontal suture; absence of both the antorbital fossae and fenestrae.
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 Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 167.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France (Normandy) Teleosaurus calvadosii (154812)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France T. joberti (131997)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Basse-Normandie) Teleosaurus calvadosii (141168)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Lower Normandy) Eoneustes bathonicus (153672)