Metriorhynchidae

Thalattosuchus superciliosus (syn. Metriorhynchus jaekeli)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Metriorhynchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodylia Subordo: †Thalattosuchia Superfamilia: †Metriorhynchoidea

Familia: †Metriorhynchidae
Subfamiliae: †Geosaurinae – †Metriorhynchinae

Name

Metriorhynchidae Fitzinger, 1843

Synonymy

• Geosauridae Bonaparte, 1850

References

Primary references

• Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Bonaparte, C.L. 1850. Conspectus systematum Herpetologiae et Amphibiologiae. Editio altera reformata. 1 pl. Brill, Lugduni Batavorum. [Survey of the systems of reptiles and amphibians. Second revised edition. 1 pl. Brill, Brittenburg.]

Links

• Metriorhynchidae – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

Vernacular names

français: Métriorhynchidés

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