Plagiophthalmosuchus

Pla-ge-o-fal-mo-su-kus.

By John Stewart

Published on October 6, 2016

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Name

Plagiophthalmosuchus.

Phonetic

Pla-ge-o-fal-mo-su-kus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Teleosauroidea.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬gracilirostris‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

England,‭ ‬Yorkshire‭ ‬-‭ ‬Whitby Mudstone Formation.

Time Period

Toarcian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

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.