Chenanisuchus lateroculi Jouve et al. 2005 (Chenane crocodile)

Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae

Full reference: S. Jouve, B. Bouya, and M. Amaghzaz. 2005. A short-snouted dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Palaeocene of Morocco. Palaeontology 48(2):359-369

Belongs to Chenanisuchus according to S. Jouve et al. 2005

See also Bronzati et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OCP DEK-GE 262, a skull. Its type locality is Quarry A4, Sidi Chennane, which is in a Thanetian marine phosphorite in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry A4, Sidi Chennane

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