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Revision of the enigmatic crocodyliform Elosuchus felixi de Lapparent de Broin, 2002 from the Lower-Upper Cretaceous boundary of Niger: potential evidence for an early origin of the clade Dyrosauridae

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Young, Mark T., Hastings, Alexander K., Allain, Ronan, Smith, Thomas J. (2017): Revision of the enigmatic crocodyliform Elosuchus felixi de Lapparent de Broin, 2002 from the Lower-Upper Cretaceous boundary of Niger: potential evidence for an early origin of the clade Dyrosauridae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 179 (5): 377-403, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12452, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12452

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