Neosteneosaurus

Ne-o-sten-e-o-sor-us.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Neosteneosaurus ‭(‬New Steneosaurus‭).

Phonetic

Ne-o-sten-e-o-sor-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Machimosauridae,‭ ‬Machimosaurinae.

Diet

Piscivore/Carnivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬edwardsi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

France‭ ‬-‭ ‬Marnes de Dives.‭ ‬UK‭ ‬-‭ ‬Oxford Clay.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Neosteneosaurus is a genus of thalattosuchian that lived in the waters of Europe during the mid Jurassic.‭ ‬The establishment of the Neosteneosaurus genus was born out of a major review of the old Steneosaurus genus which for a long time was treated as a wastebasket formed fossils that had a basic superficial likeness to one another.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea‭ (‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia‭) ‬and implications for their ecology and evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬8:‭ ‬e9808.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Michela M.Johnson,‭ ‬Mark T.‭ ‬Young‭ & ‬Stephen L.‭ ‬Brusatte‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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