Enaliosuchus
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Enaliosuchus was a genus of marine crocodiliform within Metriorhynchidae.
Species
There is only one currently valid species within Enaliosuchus, the type species E. macrospondylus.Reproduction
Unlike the other large marine reptiles of the Mesozoic, plesiosaurs or ichthyosaurs, the reproduction of Enaliosuchus is unknown. Whether they gave birth to live young out in the open sea or return to land to mate and lay eggs is still unanswered.Closely related species
Other genera included in this within the metriorhynchid family are: Teleidosaurus, Metriorhynchus, Dakosaurus and Geosaurus. The genera within Metiorhynchidae considered nomen dubium are Aggiosaurus and Neustosaurus.Geological Ages
Enaliosuchus is known from the Valanginian of the Early Cretaceous.References
- Hua, S., Vignaud, P., Atrops, F. & Clément, A. (2000). Enaliosuchus macrospondylus Koken, 1883 (Crocodylia, Metriorhynchidae) du Valanginien de Barret-le-Bas (Hautes Alpes, France): un cas unique de remontée des narines externes parmi les crocodiliens. G 33: 467-474
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