Geosaurus

Geosaurus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform within the family Metriorhynchidae that lived during the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Geosaurus was a carnivore that spent much, if not all, its life out at sea. No Geosaurus eggs or nests have been discovered, so little is known of the reptile's lifecycle, unlike other large marine reptiles of the Mesozoic, such as plesiosaurs or ichthyosaurs which are known to give birth to live young out at sea. Where Geosaurus mated, whether on land or at sea, is currently unknown. The name Geosaurus means "Earth lizard", and is derived from the Greek Ge- ("Earth") and σαῦρος -sauros ("lizard"). The name Geosaurus was established by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1824.

The modern Chinese term for Geosaurus is Dilong 地龍 "earth dragon" (地龙 in simplified Chinese). This contrasts to the dinosaur genus Dilong which was named from Chinese dilong 帝龍 "emperor dragon".