Eremosuchus

Eremosuchus is an extinct genus of sebecosuchian notosuchian from the Early Eocene El Kohol Formation of Algeria. It was first described on the basis of isolated cranial and postcranial material in 1989, although much of the original collection has since been lost. Like other sebecids it had serrated, blade-like teeth, a condition referred to as ziphodonty. Phylogenetic analysis conducted using Eremosuchus material yield inconclusive results, but overall support a close relationship with the terrestrial members of Sebecidae best known from the Cenozoic of South America, although also well established in Paleogene Europe. It is possible that the lineage leading to Eremosuchus split off as sebecids dispersed between South America and Europe or that its ancestors arrived in North Africa from Europe after crossing the Tethys sea. It is currently the only named sebecid from Africa.