Maroccosuchus
| Maroccosuchus Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Subfamily: | Tomistominae |
| Genus: | †Maroccosuchus Jonet & Wouters, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| †Maroccosuchus zennaroi Jonet & Wouters, 1977 | |
Maroccosuchus zennaroi is an extinct tomistomine crocodylian from the early Eocene of Morocco.[1][2] A recent phylogenetic assessment of Tomistoninae determined that M. zennaroi is the basalmost tomistomine.[3]
References
- ↑ Jonet, S.; Wouters, G. (1977). "Maroccosuchus zennaroi, crocodilien eusuchien nouveau des phosphates du Maroc". Notes de la Service Geologique du Maroc 38: 177–202.
- ↑ Brochu, Christopher A.; Gingerich, Philip D. (2000). "New tomistomine crocodylian from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of Wadi Hitan, Fayum Province, Egypt" (pdf). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology 30 (10): 251–268.
- ↑ Jouve, Stéphane, et al. "Maroccosuchus zennaroi (Crocodylia: Tomistominae) from the Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical implications of the basalmost tomistomine." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology ahead-of-print (2014): 1-25.
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