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Metriorhynchoidea
Metriorhynchoidea
is an
extinct
superfamily
of
thalattosuchian
crocodyliforms
from the early
Middle Jurassic
to the
Early Cretaceous
(
Aalenian
-
Valanginian
) of
Europe
,
North America
and
South America
. Metriorhynchids are fully aquatic
crocodyliforms
. Named by
Fitzinger
, in 1843, it contains the basal taxa like
Teleidosaurus
and
Eoneustes
and the family
Metriorhynchidae
. Two unnamed taxa are also known, from
Oregon
and
Chile
.
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