In Depth
Originally described as a species of Thoracosaurus, T. cherifiensis was established as a distinct genus in 2002, creating Elosuchus. Elosuchus was a marine crocodile that that possibly spent most of its life in the water. The gharial -like snout is suggestive that Elosuchus was more of a fish hunter.
Further Reading
- Elosuchus, a new genus of crocodile from the Lower Cretaceous of the north of Africa. - Comptes Rendus Palevol 1:275-285 - F. de Lapparent de Broin - 2002. - Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes). - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (1) - Louise M. V. Meunier; Hans C. E. Larsson - 2016 – 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. – Mark T. Young, Alexander K. Hastings, Ronan Allain & Thomas J. Smith – 2016.
