Full reference: S. Jouve, N. Bardet, N.-E. Jalil, X. P. Suberbiola, B. Bouya and M. Amaghzaz. 2008. The oldest African crocodylomorph: phylogeny, paleobiogeography, and differential survivorship of marine reptiles through the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):409-421
Parent taxon: Gavialoidea according to S. Jouve et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Crocodilus basifissus, Crocodilus basitruncatus, Crocodilus fastigiatus, Crocodilus marylandicus, Crocodilus obscurus, Crocodilus tenebrosus, Dolichochampsa, Dollosuchoides, Gavialidae, Gavialosuchus, Gunggamarandu, Harpacochampsa, Holopsisuchus cordatus, Holopsisuchus glyptodon, Holopsisuchus pneumaticus, Kentisuchus, Maroccosuchus, Thecachampsa, Thecachampsa serratus, Thecachampsoides, Thoracosaurus grandis
Subtaxa: Ocepesuchus eoafricanus
Type: Ocepesuchus eoafricanus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Oulad Abdoun Basin (Cretaceous of Morocco)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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