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METRIORHYNCHUS
(met-ree-oh-rink-us)
meaning: "Moderate snout"
Metriorhynchus
Named By: Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1830
Time Period: 167-155 Ma Callovian - Kimmeridgian
Location: Europe
Size: 3 meters long
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Many known specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Sauropsida | Mesoeucrocodylia | Thalattosuchia | Metriorhynchidae |
Also known as: | Suchodus |
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Metriorhynchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform that lived in the oceans during the Middle to Late Jurassic. Metriorhynchus was named by the German palaeontologist Christian von Meyer in 1830. Metriorhynchus was a carnivore that spent much, if not all, its life out at sea. No Metriorhynchus eggs or nests have been discovered, so little is known of the reptile's life cycle, unlike other large marine reptiles of the Mesozoic, such as plesiosaurs or ichthyosaurs which are known to give birth to live young out at sea. Where Metriorhynchus mated, whether on land or at sea, is currently unknown. The name Metriorhynchus means "Moderate snout", and is derived from the Greek Metrio- ("moderate") and -rhynchos ("snout").

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