In the marine Jurassic deposits of Europe, a group of marine crocodilians, the Thalattosuchia, belongs to the frequently found reptiles. They were widely spread in Central Europe from the Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous with the most frequently known taxa Steneosaurus bollensis and Pelagosaurus typus and the rarely occurring taxon Platysuchus multiscrobiculatus. There are five valid thalattosuchian taxa in the Toarcian of Central Europe : Steneosaurus bollensis, Steneosaurus gracilirostris, Steneo