KALA Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 hi, this is some type of croc that is from morocco. actually its some sort of gavial. i believe it comes from the Oulad Abdoun Basin. i am wondering if anyone might be able to tell me what specific species of gavial they believe it may be. i know, its still in the matrix, but any guesses? what you ar eseeing is the skull upside down along with various post cranial bones. the dentary showing in the 2nd pict is about 7-8 inches long, so this skull is probably a juvenile and only about 15-17" long total. thanks for any and all help kala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Wow, great fossil! Papers on the fossil fauna Oulad Abdoun Basin are really hard to come by; I can't help with your gavial, but I'll be watching this thread for related references "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Gavialosuchus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 wow thats great!!!! any chance its for sale lol, Im crazy for croc fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Argochampsa krebsi ? KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaselachus13 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Dyrosaurus phosphaticus perhaps?. It's the most typical from that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 kala with the species listed above i found this it looks like it is it i also found an article on bioone just google Argochampsa krebsi and it is like three down. even from the same locality as yours Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Certainly looks a lot like the representation Brock offered. P.S. Amazing fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KALA Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 thanks everyone for your input. thanks brock for digging up those pictures. that looks like pretty covienceing identification. bill, thanks for suggesting the specisis, how did you know? are you familiar with them? this is a project i found down in tucson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi KALA, No, I seem to remember reading about one a few years ago. I had forgotten about it until I saw yours. The name just popped into my mind from the deep recesses of my brain. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 ...The name just popped into my mind from the deep recesses of my brain. That's just a teensy bit scary "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 That's just a teensy bit scary Even scarier for me. At the same time as I forgot about the croc, I forgot I had a brain. What a shock when I remembered. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn835 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi KALA,No, I seem to remember reading about one a few years ago. I had forgotten about it until I saw yours. The name just popped into my mind from the deep recesses of my brain. I looked into my recesses and came out with dust and cobwebs With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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