Plesiosuchus fossil map
Where fossils of Plesiosuchus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 145 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 145 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Crocodile relatives |
|---|---|
| Lived | 152.21–141 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Berriasian) |
| Periods | Jurassic, Cretaceous |
| Family | Metriorhynchidae |
| Named by | Owen 1884 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom, Slovakia |
| Rock formations | Kimmeridge Clay, txn:38344 |
About Plesiosuchus
Plesiosuchus is an extinct genus of geosaurine metriorhynchid crocodyliform known from the Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian to early Tithonian stage) of Dorset, England and possibly also Spain. It contains a single species, Plesiosuchus manselii.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plesiosuchus (revision 1380320885), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q11699827.
