Maroccosuchus

Maroccosuchus; Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Gavialidae
Subfamily:	Tomistominae
Genus:	†Maroccosuchus; Jonet & Wouters, 1977
Type species
	†Maroccosuchus zennaroi; Jonet & Wouters, 1977

Maroccosuchus zennaroi is an extinct tomistomine crocodylian from the early Eocene of Morocco.[1][2] A recent phylogenetic assessment of Tomistoninae determined that M. zennaroi is the basalmost tomistomine.[3]

References

Jonet, S.; Wouters, G. (1977). "Maroccosuchus zennaroi, crocodilien eusuchien nouveau des phosphates du Maroc". Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc. 38: 177–202.
Brochu, Christopher A.; Gingerich, Philip D. (2000). "New tomistomine crocodylian from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of Wadi Hitan, Fayum Province, Egypt" (pdf). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. 30 (10): 251–268.
Jouve, Stéphane, et al. "Maroccosuchus zennaroi (Crocodylia: Tomistominae) from the Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical implications of the basalmost tomistomine." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology ahead-of-print (2014): 1-25.

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[JW77-1] Jonet, S.; Wouters, G. (1977). "Maroccosuchus zennaroi, crocodilien eusuchien nouveau des phosphates du Maroc". Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc. 38: 177–202.

[BG00-2] Brochu, Christopher A.; Gingerich, Philip D. (2000). "New tomistomine crocodylian from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of Wadi Hitan, Fayum Province, Egypt" (pdf). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. 30 (10): 251–268.

[Jouve-3] Jouve, Stéphane, et al. "Maroccosuchus zennaroi (Crocodylia: Tomistominae) from the Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical implications of the basalmost tomistomine." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology ahead-of-print (2014): 1-25.