Atlantosuchus coupatezi Buffetaut and Wouters 1979 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae

Full reference: E. Buffetaut and G. Wouters. 1979. Atlantosuchus coupatez i, n. g., n. sp., un nouveau Dyrosauride (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) des phosphates Montiens du Maroc. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société Géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre 66:85-90

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

See also Bronzati et al. 2012 and Buffetaut and Wouters 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Wouters collection, housed in the IRSNB, Brussels, a mandible (mandibular symphysis). Its type locality is Atlantosuchus coupatezi type locality, which is in a Danian marine phosphorite in Morocco.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Morocco (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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