Seldsienean
Name:
Seldsienean
(seldom seen one).
Phonetic: Seld-sy-ne-an.
Named By: Michela M.Johnson, Mark T. Young
& Stephen L. Brusatte - 2020.
Synonyms: Steneosaurus megistorhynchus.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Thalattosuchia, Machimosauridae.
Species: S. megistorhynchus
(type).
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore?
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: France - Calcaire de Caen.
England - Cornbrash Formation.
Time period: Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial snout and jaw.
Seldsienean
is a genus of thalattosuchian that lived in European waters during the
mid Jurassic. Seldsienean was originally named as a species of
Steneosaurus,
but was moved into its own genus as
a result of a
massive revision to the Steneosaurus genus.
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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