Metriorhynchidae

Metriorhynchids Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous,
Fossil of Cricosaurus albersdoerferi, Museum Eichstaett
Skeletal reconstruction and size comparison of Dakosaurus maximus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Suborder:	†Thalattosuchia
Clade:	†Euthalattosuchia
Family:	†Metriorhynchidae Fitzinger, 1843
Genera
†Enaliosuchus †Neustosaurus †Metriorhynchinae Lydekker, 1888 †Enalioetes †Gracilineustes †Metriorhynchus †Thalattosuchus †Rhacheosaurini Young et al., 2011 †Cricosaurus †Maledictosuchus †Rhacheosaurus †Geosaurinae Bonaparte, 1845 †Neptunidraco †Geosaurini Bonaparte, 1845 †Aggiosaurus †Dakosaurus †Purranisaurus †Torvoneustes †Tyrannoneustes †Geosaurina Bonaparte, 1845 †Geosaurus †Ieldraan †Plesiosuchina Young et al., 2014 †Plesiosuchus †Suchodus
Synonyms
Geosauridae Andrews, 1913

Metriorhynchidae is an extinct family of specialized, aquatic metriorhynchoid crocodyliforms from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous period (Bajocian to early Aptian) of Europe, North America and South America. The name Metriorhynchidae was coined by the Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1843. The group contains two subfamilies, the Metriorhynchinae and the Geosaurinae. They represent the most marine adapted of all archosaurs.