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†Dyrosaurus Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae

Parent taxon: Hyposaurinae according to S. Jouve et al. 2021

See also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Bronzati et al. 2012, Buffetaut 1978, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Acherontisuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Congosaurus, Dorbignysuchus, Hyposaurus, Hyposaurus paucidens, Luciasuchus, Rhabdognathus

Subtaxa: Dyrosaurus maghribensis Dyrosaurus phosphaticus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection), Libya (1), Morocco (1), Niger (1), Tunisia (3)

• Cretaceous of Algeria (1)

Total: 8 collections including 11 occurrences

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