Genus: Teleosaurus GEOFFROY, 1825
Etymology: Greek, teleios, "perfect" and Latinized Greek, sauros, saurus, "lizard."
= Theleosaurus CUVIER, 1829 (sic)

Species: cadomensis (LAMOUROUX, 1820) GEOFFROY, 1825
Etymology:
= Crocodilus cadomensis LAMOUROUX, 1820)

Holotype: MNHN.F AC 8746

Locality: Allemagne, 3 km in South Caen (Fuller's Earth of Caen), Calvados, Normandy, France.

Horizon: 'Calcaire de Caen.'

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: Skull, lower jaw and a considerable part of the skeleton.
Note: Found with a gastrolith, (BUFFETAUT, 1982)

Referred material:

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 25: Cast of type.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 26: Vertebrae.

LYDEKKER, 1888

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R880: Fragmentary skull.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R880a: Fragmentary skull missing rostrum.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32594: 9 cervical, dorsal vertebrae, ribs and dorsal scutes of the right side.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32594a: Dorsal, sacral and first 4 caudal vertebrae.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32575: 2 dorsal vertebrae and ribs from the right side.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 119: 15 dorsal vertebrae, ribs and dorsal scutes.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32588: Dorsal, sacral and 2 caudal vertebrae.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32611a: 2 cervical centra.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32609: 2 dorsal centra.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32610: Fragmentary dorsal vertebra.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32585: 3 ribs.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32680: Left ischium.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 28296: Right femur.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 28296: Cast of right femur.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32584: Dorsal scutes.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32584a: 4 ventral scutes.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32584x: Impressions of scutes.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 32591, 32592, 32593, 32593a, 32505: Ventral scutes.

 


Locality: Stonesfield, (SP 387171), Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Stonesfield Member, Sharps Hill Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

OUMJ 1419: Anterior extremity of a lower jaw.

 

OWEN, 1854

Locality: Whitby, Yorkshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 27: Plaster cast of skull, original is at the Philosophical society at York.

 

= Teleosaurs subulidens PHILLIPS, 1871
Etymology:

OUM J1414

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material: End of a lower jaw.

Referred material:

Cervical vertebra.

 

Locality: Huntsman’s Quarry, Naunton, (SP 126253), Gloucestershire State, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: ‘Cotswold slates’, Eyeford Member.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 28611: 5 teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R2632-3, BGS(GSM) G.1-51: Teeth.

BGS(GSM) G.52, 77: Jaws.

 

Locality: Nauntons Quarry, Naunton, (SP 126253), Gloucestershire State, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: ‘Cotswold slates’, Eyeford Member.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

BGS (GSM): Various remains.

 

Locality: Stonesfield, (SP 387171), Oxfordshire State, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Stonesfield Member, Sharps Hill Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R236a: Fragmentary mandibular symphysis.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 33124: Fragmentary mandibular symphysis.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 48041: 2 teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 23407, 11044, 44863, 11143: 4 teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 25584: 2 teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 47996: 4 teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 28497: Several teeth.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 47997: Left ischium.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 41311: Left pubis.

 

BENTON & SPENCER, 1995

Locality: New Park Quarry, Longborough, (SP 176282), Gloucestershire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Chipping Norton Member, Chipping Norton Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Zigzagiceras zigzag zone.

Age: Lower Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R.6307:

BGS(GSM) 37520-2:

SDM 44.42, 44-8, 51-7, 59-69:

 


Locality: Shipton-on-Cherwell Quarry, North-West Corner, (SP 475178), Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

OUM J.13599-600:

= Teleosaurus cadomensis (?) SAUVAGE, 1874

Locality: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-De-Calais Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

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Species: geoffroyi DESLONGCHAMPS, 1867
Etymology:

Holotype: Number not given.

Locality: Fuller's Earth of Caen, Normandy, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Jurassic.

Material: Portion of lower jaw.

Referred material:

Locality: Stonesfield, (SP 387171), Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Stonesfield Member, Sharps Hill Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

OUM J1421: Symphysis of lower jaw and rami.

 

LYDEKKER, 1888

Locality: Stonesfield, (SP 387171), Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Stonesfield Member, Sharps Hill Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Bathonian Stage, Middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 33126: Fragmentary mandibular symphysis.

NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 39788, R236: Fragmentary rostrums.

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Species: gladius DESLONGCHAMPS, 1867
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Fuller's Earth of Allemagne, near Caen, Normandy, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material: Imperfect skull.
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Species: deslongchampsianus LENNIER, 1887
Etymology: In honor of J.A. Eudes-Deslongchmaps.

Holotype:

Locality: Bleville, Sein-Inferieure Department, Normandy, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: 2 imperfect skulls.