Cricosaurus

Cricosaurus
Temporal range: Oxfordian-Valanginian
~160–136 Ma
C. suevicus skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Suborder: †Thalattosuchia
Family: †Metriorhynchidae
Tribe: †Rhacheosaurini
Genus: †Cricosaurus
Wagner, 1858
Species
  • C. albersdoerferi Sachs et al., 2021
  • C. araucanensis Gasparini & Dellapé, 1976
  • C. bambergensis Sachs et al., 2019
  • C. elegans (Wagner, 1852 (type))
  • C. gracilis Philips, 1871
  • C. lithographicus Herrera et al., 2013[1]
  • C. macrospondylus? Koken, 1883
  • C. puelchorum Herrera, Fernández & Vennari, 2021
  • C. rauhuti Herrera et al., 2021
  • C. saltillensis Buchy et al., 2006
  • C. suevicus (Fraas, 1901)
  • C. vignaudi Frey et al., 2002
Synonyms

Cricosaurus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliforms of the Late Jurassic. belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. The genus was established by Johann Andreas Wagner in 1858 for three skulls from the Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of Germany.[2] The name Cricosaurus means "Ring lizard", and is derived from the Greek Krikos- ("ring") and σαῦρος -sauros ("lizard"). It was a relatively small reptile, with C. suevicus and C. araucanensis measuring 2 m (6.6 ft) and 3.2 m (10 ft) in total body length, respectively.[3]

  1. ^ Yanina Herrera; Zulma Gasparini; Marta S. Fernández (2013). "A new Patagonian species of Cricosaurus (Crocodyliformes, Thalattosuchia): first evidence of Cricosaurus in Middle–Upper Tithonian lithographic limestone from Gondwana". Palaeontology. 56 (3): 663–678. Bibcode:2013Palgy..56..663H. doi:10.1111/pala.12010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wagner, 1858 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Young, M.T.; Bell, M.A.; de Andrade, M.B.; Brusatte, S.L. (2011). "Body size estimation and evolution in metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs: implications for species diversification and niche partitioning". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (4): 1199–1216. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00734.x.