Kingdom Animalia Clade Neosuchia Scientific name Teleosauridae Higher classification Thalattosuchia Subclass Diapsid | Clade Metasuchia Suborder †Thalattosuchia Phylum Chordata Rank Family | |
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Similar Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae, Crocodylomorpha, Machimosaurus, Steneosaurus | ||
The teleosaurids were marine crocodyliforms similar to the modern gharial that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. They had long snouts, indicative of piscivory (fish eating) and were the closest relatives to the Metriorhynchidae, the Mesozoic crocodilians that returned to the sea and evolved paddle-like forelimbs and a shark-like tail.
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Geographical distribution
The family has a wide geographic distribution, with material found in Africa (Ethiopia, Madagascar and Morocco), Europe (England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Switzerland), North America (Oregon), South America (Argentina), India and possibly China.
Genera
The dagger †indicates extinct genera.
References
Teleosauridae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA