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Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France; November 2007; v. 178; no. 6; p. 503-513; DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.178.6.503
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Oceanosuchus boecensis n. gen, n. sp., a marine pholidosaurid (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) from the Lower Cenomanian of Normandy (western France)

Stéphane Hua1, Eric Buffetaut2, Christophe Legall1 and Patrick Rogron3

1 Musée des dinosaures, 11260 Espéraza. huasteph{at}aol.com, huasteph{at}aol.com
2 CNRS (UMR 8538), 16 cour du Liégat, 75013 Paris. eric.buffetaut{at}wanadoo.fr
3 21 rue Nicolas Poussin, 27180 Saint Sébastien de Morsant. patrick.rogron{at}wanadoo.fr

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.

Key Words: Oceanosuchus boecensis • Pholidosauridae • Mesosuchia • Lower Cenomanian • Marine crocodilian • Normandy






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