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Cricosaurus

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. The name Cricosaurus means "Ring lizard", and is derived from the Greek Krikos- ("ring") and σαῦρος -sauros…

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Avg. degree1.96
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related to Discovery · 25
Cricosaurus → Argentina, Berriasian, Cretaceous, Cuba, Enalioetes, England, Fossil, Fraas, France, Geosaurus, Germany, Jagua Formation, La Caja, Late Jurassic, Mexico, One, Pimienta Formations, Rhacheosaurus, Several, Steneosaurus
related to Niche partitioning · 17
Cricosaurus → As, Bavaria, Dakosaurus, Formation, From, Geosaurus, Germany, In, It, Mörnsheim Formation, Nusplingen Plattenkalk, Rhacheosaurus, Several, Solnhofen, Steneosaurus, The, Tithonian
related to Classification · 9
Cricosaurus → Cladogram, Dakosaurus, Enaliosuchus, Geosaurus, However, Metriorhynchus, Some, The, Young
related to Possible viviparity · 9
Cricosaurus → Chaohusaurus, Herrera, In, Keichousaurus, Machimosaurus, Pelagosaurus, Steneosaurus, The, Utatsusaurus
related to External links · 8
Cricosaurus → Like Dolphins, NY Times, Published April, Sachs Vertebrate Palaeontology Research, Thalattosuchian, Updated June, Whales, When Crocodiles Once Dived
related to Salt glands · 4
Cricosaurus → Adult, Metriorhynchus, Recent, This
related to Paleobiology · 3
Cricosaurus → All, Its, When
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Cricosaurus → extinct genus of marine crocodyliforms of the Late Jurassic. belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae

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species et al suevicus genus germany wagner araucanensis 2021 herrera geosaurus several sachs late jurassic enaliosuchus gracilis tithonian specimens known

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Cricosaurusis aextinct genus of marine crocodyliforms of the Late Jurassic. belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae0.90text
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationThe0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationMetriorhynchus0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationGeosaurus0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationDakosaurus0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationSome0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationHowever0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationEnaliosuchus0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationCladogram0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to ClassificationYoung0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to DiscoveryWagner0.60section
Cricosaurusrelated to DiscoveryStenosaurus0.60section

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