Djebel Teldja (Eocene of Tunisia)
Where: Tunisia (35.5° N, 9.9° E: paleocoordinates 27.5° N, 7.4° E)
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When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Jouve. 2005. A new description of the skull of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia: Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42:323-337 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 136905: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.12.2012
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Reptilia | |
"Crocodilus phosphaticus n. sp." = Dyrosaurus phosphaticus
"Crocodilus phosphaticus n. sp." = Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Thomas 1893 crocodilian |