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A new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Palaeocene of Morocco and a phylogenetic analysis of Dyrosauridae

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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, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13620799

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