Poekilopleuron was a carnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Normandy (France).
Quick facts about Poekilopleuron:
- Existed from Bathonian Age to Callovian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Poekilopleuron was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps. 1837. Mémoire sur le Poekilopleuron bucklandi, Grande Saurien Fossile, Intermédiare entre les Crocodiles et les Lézards, Découvert dans les Carrières de la Maladrerie, près Caen, au Mois de Juillet 1835 [Memoir on the Poekilopleuron bucklandi, a Great Fossil Saurian, Intermediate between Crocodiles and Lizards, Discovered in the Maladrerie Quarries, near Caen, in July 1835].
