Platysuchus
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Taxonomy
Platysuchus was originally described as a member of the genus Mystriosaurus, as M. multiscrobiculatus. However, Westphal (1961) found M. multiscrobiculatus generically distinct from Mystriosaurus and renamed it Platysuchus.
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Distribution
Platysuchus has been found in Toarcian age marine deposits in southern Germany and Luxembourg.
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