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STENEOSAURUS
(sten-e-oh-sore-us)
meaning: "Narrow lizard"
Steneosaurus
Named By: Etienne Geoffroy SaintinHilaire in 1825
Time Period: 183-163 Ma Toarcian - Callovian
Location: England, France, Germany, Madagascar, Morocco and Switzerland
Size: Commonly between 2.5 and 3.5 meters long. Largest species S. heberti up to 5 meters long
Diet: Piscivore
Fossil(s): Multiple specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Archosauromorpha | Mesoeucrocodylia | Thalattosuchia | Teleosauridae |
Also known as: | Aeolodon | Leptocranius | Mycterosuchus | Mystriosaurus | Sericodon |
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Steneosaurus is an extinct genus of teleosaurid crocodyliform from the Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic (Toarcian to Callovian). Fossil specimens have been found in England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Morocco. The largest species, S. heberti, reached up to 5 m (16.5 ft) long, though 2.5-3.5 m was far more common.

Read more about Steneosaurus at Wikipedia
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