Gracilineustes
Gracilineustes is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform that lived in the oceans during the Middle to Late Jurassic. Gracilineustes was a carnivore that spent much, if not all, its life out at sea. It was a small reptile, with G. leedsi measuring long and G. acutus measuring long.
Discovery and species
Fossil specimens referrable to Gracilineustes are known from Middle-Late Jurassic deposits of England and France.Valid species
- G. leedsi: Western Europe of the Middle Jurassic ; Metriorhynchus laeve is a junior synonym.
- G. acutus: Western Europe of the Late Jurassic
Classification