Mystriosaurus

Mystriosaurus is an extinct genus of teleosaurid crocodyliform from the Early Jurassic (Toarcian). Fossil specimens have been found in England and Germany. The only known species, M. laurillardi, exceeded 4 metres (13 ft) in length.[1]

Mystriosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic Toarcian
Assigned specimen (holotype of the junior synonym Steneosaurus brevior)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Suborder: †Thalattosuchia
Family: †Teleosauridae
Genus: †Mystriosaurus
Kaup, 1834
Species:
†M. laurillardi
Binomial name
†Mystriosaurus laurillardi
Kaup, 1834
Synonyms

†"Steneosaurus" brevior Blake, 1876

  • Engyommasaurus Kaup, 1834
  • Macrospondylus Meyer, 1830
Holotype skull

A 2019 phylogenetic analysis found Mystriosaurus to be distinct from Steneosaurus.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Sachs_Mystiosaurus". Sachs. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  2. Sachs, S.; Johnson, M.M.; Young, M.T.; Abel, P. (2019). "The mystery of Mystriosaurus: Redescribing the poorly known Early Jurassic teleosauroid thalattosuchians Mystriosaurus laurillardi and Steneosaurus brevior" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (3): 565–579. doi:10.4202/app.00557.2018.
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