TWO FOSSIL DYROSAURUS TEETH WITH ROOTS FROM AN EOCENE CROCODILIE LIKE EXTINCT REPTILE *CROC022

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This is a finely preserved pair of crushing - biting teeth from the crocodyliform Dyrosaurus sp. from North Africa, an extinct semi-aquatic predator from the early Eocene Period.  Both teeth are intact with a substantial portion of the root.  Enamel and preservation on both is superb with sharp tips and no feeding wear. 

HISTORY

Dyrosaurids are members of the crocodyliforms, and are extinct archosaurs that share some features of other crocodylia as well as their semi-aquatic, predator lifestyle.  They lived from the Late Cretaceous through the Eocene and their fossils can be found throughout the globe.  Dyrosaurus is an extinct genus of the North African ocean-dwelling dyrosaurids.  Dyrosaurus was a large reptile that grew to lengths exceeding 5 meters.  Its long slender snout and head, combined with sharp, curved teeth, made it an excellent predator for fish which probably, were their main diet.