Plagiophthalmosuchus
Name:
Plagiophthalmosuchus.
Phonetic: Pla-ge-o-fal-mo-su-kus.
Named By: Michela M. Johnson, Mark T. Young
& Stephen L. Brusatte - 2020.
Synonyms: Steneosaurus gracilirostris.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Thalattosuchia, Teleosauroidea.
Species: P. gracilirostris
(type).
Diet: Piscivore.
Size: Unknown.
Known locations: England, Yorkshire - Whitby
Mudstone Formation.
Time period: Toarcian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Originally
described as a species of Steneosaurus,
Plagiophthalmosuchus was a
genus of marine crocodile
that lived in the waters of Europe during the
Jurassic.
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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