Dyrosaurus maghribensis Jouve et al. 2006 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae

Full reference: S. Jouve, M. Iarochene, B. Bouya and M. Amaghzaz. 2006. A new species of Dyrosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Dyrosauridae) from the early Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148:603-656

Belongs to Dyrosaurus according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Dyrosaurus phosphaticus

Type specimen: OCP DEK-GE 255, a skeleton (Near complete skeleton). Its type locality is Mrah Iaresh, which is in a Ypresian marine phosphorite in Morocco.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mrah Iaresh

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