A new species of Dyrosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Dyrosauridae) from the early Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic implications
Author
Jouve, Stéphane
Author
Iarochène, Mohamed
Author
Bouya, Baâdi
Author
Amaghzaz, Mbarek
text
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2006
2006-12-31
148
4
603
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https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00241.x
journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00241.x
0024-4082
5427667
DYROSAURUS
POMEL, 1894
A
Type
species:
Dyrosaurus phosphaticus
(
Thomas, 1893
)
.
Type
locality:
Lower Eocene
(Ypresian), from the phosphates of the north of
Djebel Teldja
, near
Metlaoui
,
Tunisia
.
Emended diagnosis:
Long and narrow snout, representing 73–75% of the total skull length in adults; 18–23 teeth anterior to the orbits; 23–26 teeth per premaxillary + maxillary upper mid-row; prefrontal– nasal contact longer than lacrimal–nasal; posterior wall of the supratemporal fenestra almost vertical and weakly exposed in dorsal view; posterior margin of skull roof straight in dorsal view; occipital tuberosities moderately developed; interfenestral bar ornamented anteriorly and T-shaped in transverse section; ventral portion of the basioccipital almost vertical, and largely visible in occipital view; dorsal osteoderms thin, ornamented with shallow and wide pits separated by wide and low T-shaped margin in cross-section.