Ocepesuchus eoafricanus Jouve et al. 2008 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia

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

Belongs to Ocepesuchus according to S. Jouve et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OCP DEK-GE 45, a partial skull (Crushed skull, lacking the ventral part and the premaxillae). Its type locality is Oulad Abdoun Basin, which is in a Maastrichtian marine /limestone in Morocco.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Oulad Abdoun Basin

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