Maroccosuchus
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]
Maroccosuchus Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Gavialidae |
Subfamily: | Tomistominae |
Genus: | †Maroccosuchus Jonet & Wouters, 1977 |
Type species | |
†Maroccosuchus zennaroi Jonet & Wouters, 1977 |
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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