Dyrosaurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Family: | †Dyrosauridae |
| Genus: | †Dyrosaurus Pomel, 1894 |
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Dyrosaurus is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived during the early Eocene.[1] The name Dyrosaurus comes from sauros (σαῦρος) the Greek for lizard or reptile, and Dyr for Djebel Dyr (mountain) close to where the type species was discovered.[2] It was a large reptile with an estimated body length of 6.5 metres (21 ft).[3]
Species
Although the family
History of discovery
French paleontologist
crocodyliform. Many dyrosaurid remains are known, but unfortunately they are often poorly preserved which makes it difficult for paleontologists to get a strong understanding of the family.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jouve, Stéphane; Iarochène, Mohamed; Bouya, Baâdi & Amaghzaz, Mbarek (2005). "A new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Palaeocene of Morocco and a phylogenetic analysis of Dyrosauridae". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 50 (3): 581–594.
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- doi:10.1139/e05-008.
- ^ Pomel, A. (1894). "Découverte de champsosauriens dans les gisements de phosphorite du suessonien de l'Algérie". Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 118: 1309–1310.
- ^ Buffetaut E. 1985. L'évolution des crocodiliens. Les animaux disparus-Pour la science, Paris, p. 109
- S2CID 130987967.