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BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE
Volume 178, Issue 6, Pages 503-513Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.178.6.503
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Oceanosuchus boecensis; Pholidosauridae; Mesosuchia; Lower Cenomanian; marine crocodilian; Normandy
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A partial crocodilian skeleton, including a well-preserved skull and mandible, from the marine Lower Cenomanian of Normandy (northwestern France) is described as a new genus and species of the family Pholidosauridae (Mesosuchia), Oceanosuchus boecensis. Diagnosis for genus and species: Mesorostrine pholidosaurid (rostral index 66% as compared with 74% for Terminonaris robusta and 75% for Sarcosuchus imperator, hitherto the least longirostrine species in that family), relatively short mandibular symphysis (11 post-symphysial alveoli), no external mandibular fenestra, prearticular present, paired tuberosities at the base of the cervical vertebral centra.
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