Oct 23, 2024
A crocodylomorph tooth, likely an Elosuchus cherifiensis from the Gara Sbaa Formation, Kem Kem Group in Iferda N'Ahouar, Morocco, otherwise known as "Area 13". These Cenomanian aged Kem Kem crocs are commonly mistaken for Sarcosuchus imperator from the older Elrhaz Formation. The serration-like features often present on the carinae of some crocodylomorphs has occasionally made collectors mistake them for baryonychine spinosaurids. This material is often lumped into Elosuchus, but there could potentially be other large crocs. Elosuchus lived alongside other crocodylomorphs as well as dinosaurs like Spinosaurus, Sigilmassasaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Sauroniops, Rugops, and Rebbachisaurus.
