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Thalattosuchus is an
extinct genus of
marine crocodyliform that
lived in the
oceans during the
Middle to Late Jur****ic.
Thalattosuchus was
named in 2020...
- in 2024 as "the
smallest clade within Metriorhynchoidea containing Thalattosuchus superciliosus,
Gracilineustes leedsi,
Metriorhynchus brevirostris, Rhacheosaurus...
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clade within Crocodylomorpha containing Macrospondylus bollensis and
Thalattosuchus superciliosus, but not
Protosuchus richardsoni,
Notosuchus terrestris...
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distinct from the type species, M. brevirostris, and now has its own
genus Thalattosuchus. The
genera Purranisaurus and
Suchodus have been
considered junior synonyms...
- "smallest
clade within Metriorhynchoidea containing Zoneait nargorum and
Thalattosuchus superciliosus. The
cladogram below follows the
topology from a 2011...
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Thalattosuchus...
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Gracilineustes Ieldraan Maledictosuchus Metriorhynchus Neptunidraco Plesiosuchus Purranisaurus Rhacheosaurus Suchodus Thalattosuchus Torvoneustes Tyrannoneustes...
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Gracilineustes Ieldraan Maledictosuchus Metriorhynchus Neptunidraco Plesiosuchus Purranisaurus Rhacheosaurus Suchodus Thalattosuchus Torvoneustes Tyrannoneustes...
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synonym of
Crocodylus †Teratosaurus †Terminonaris †Terrestrisuchus †
Thalattosuchus †Thecachampsa †Thecachampsoides —
junior synonym of
Eosuchus †Theriosuchus...
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Neosteneosaurus and the mosasaur-like
metriorhynchids Gracilineustes, Suchodus,
Thalattosuchus, and Tyrannoneustes.
While uncommon, the
small piscivorous pterosaur...
