| Named By: | Richard Owen in 1884 | 
| Time Period: | Late Jurassic, 154-149 Ma | 
| Location: | England - Kimmeridge Clay Formation. Possibly also Spain - Terenes Formation | 
| Size: | Holotype estimated to be about 5.42 meters long. A second larger individual has been estimated to be about 6.83 meters long | 
| Diet: | Carnivore/Piscivore | 
| Fossil(s): | Partial skull and postcranial remains of at least two individuals | 
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Crocodylomorpha | Thalattosuchia | Metriorhynchidae | Geosaurini | | 
| Also known as: | | Steneosaurus manselii | | 
Plesiosuchus is an extinct genus of geosaurine metriorhynchid crocodyliform known from the Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian to early Tithonian stage) of Dorset, England and possibly also Spain. It contains a single species, Plesiosuchus manselii.