Oxfordian stage

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The Oxfordian stage is the first stage of the Late Jurassic Epoch. It spans the time between 161.2 ± 4 Ma and 155.7 ± 4 Ma (million years ago).

The stage takes its name from the city of Oxford in England.

Contents 1 Vertebrate Fauna 1.1 Thalattosuchians 2 Inertebrate Fauna 2.1 Nautiloids 2.2 Belemnites 3 References

[edit] Vertebrate Fauna

[edit] Thalattosuchians

Thalattosuchians of the Oxfordian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Aggiosaurus				Teleidosaurus, a marine crocodilian.
Geosaurus
Metriorhynchus			An opportunistic carnivore that fed on fish, belemnites and other marine animals and possible carrion. Metriorhynchus grew to an average adult length of 3 meters (9.6 feet), although some individuals may have reached lengths rivaling those of large nile crocodiles.

[edit] Inertebrate Fauna

[edit] Nautiloids

Nautiloids of the Oxfordian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Somalinautilus				An illustration of a variety of fossil nautiloids.

[edit] Belemnites

Belemnites of the Oxfordian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Produvalia				Small belemnite fossils

[edit] References

• GeoWhen Database — Oxfordian

Jurassic period
Lower/Early Jurassic	Middle Jurassic	Upper/Late Jurassic
Hettangian | Sinemurian Pliensbachian | Toarcian	Aalenian | Bajocian Bathonian | Callovian	Oxfordian | Kimmeridgian Tithonian