Neian, Shiyu, Penghu Island (Miocene of Taiwan)

Also known as Penghusuchus pani type

Where: Taiwan (23.6° N, 119.5° E: paleocoordinates 23.8° N, 118.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Yuwentao Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• Horizon just below basalt bed I

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H.-Y. Shan, X.-C. Wu, Y.-N. Cheng and T. Sato. 2009. A new tomistomine (Crocodylia) from the Miocene of Taiwan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46:529-555 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 143464: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 23.04.2013

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Penghusuchus pani n. gen. n. sp.
Penghusuchus pani n. gen. n. sp. Shan et al. 2009 crocodilian
NMNS 005645 - holotype (near complete, partially articulated skeleton)