Eoneustes

E-oh-nu-steez.
By Harper Gray
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Harper Gray

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Harper Grey combines artistic talent with scientific precision to bring extinct creatures and environments back to life. Collaborating closely with paleontologists

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Gray, H. (2014, September 5). Eoneustes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/eoneustes/

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Name

Eoneustes ‭(‬Dawn swimmer‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-oh-nu-steez.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Metriorhynchoidea.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬gaudryi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

France.

Time Period

Bajocian‭ ‬to Bathonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull remains.

In Depth

       Eoneustes is a primitive genus of thalattosuchian marine crocodile that lived in European sea waters during the mid Jurassic.‭ ‬The Eoneustes genus was established from two former species of Teleidosaurus,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬bathonicus and T.‭ ‬gaudryi.‭ ‬Eoneustes along with Teleidosaurus were once thought to represent the oldest marine crocodiles until the‭ ‬2015‭ ‬naming of Zoneait.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The evolution of Metriorhynchoidea‭ (‬Mesoeucrocodylia,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia‭)‬:‭ ‬an integrated approach using geometrics morphometrics,‭ ‬analysis of disparity and biomechanics.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬158‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬801‭–‬859.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mark T.‭ ‬Young,‭ ‬Stephen L.‭ ‬Brusatte,‭ ‬Marcello Ruta‭ & ‬Marco Brandalise de Andrade‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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