Dyrosaurus

For the ornithopod dinosaur, see Dryosaurus.

Dyrosaurus
Temporal range: early Eocene (Ypresian), 56–47 Ma
Restored skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Family: †Dyrosauridae
Genus: †Dyrosaurus
Pomel, 1894
Species
  • †D. phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (type)
  • †D. maghribensis Jouve et al., 2006

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jouve, Stéphane; Iarochène, Mohamed; Bouya, Baâdi & Amaghzaz, Mbarek (2006). "A new species of Dyrosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Dyrosauridae) from the early Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic implications". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 148 (4): 603–656. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00241.x.
  3. ^ Houssaye, A. (2013). "Bone histology of aquatic reptiles: what does it tell us about secondary adaptation to an aquatic life?". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 108 (1): 3–21. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02002.x.