Rhacheosaurus
Rhacheosaurus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform belonging to the family Metriorhynchidae. The genus was established by Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1831 for skeletal remains from the Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of Germany. It was a relatively small reptile, measuring between 1.39 and 1.57 m (4.6 and 5.2 ft) long.
| Rhacheosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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| Fossil specimen at the Field Museum of Natural History | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
| Family: | †Metriorhynchidae |
| Tribe: | †Rhacheosaurini |
| Genus: | †Rhacheosaurus Meyer, 1831 |
| Species: | †R. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhacheosaurus gracilis von Meyer, 1831 | |
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