Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: R. Aoki. 1983. A New Generic Allocation of Tomistoma machikanense, a Fossil Crocodilian from the Pleistocene of Japan. Copeia 1983(1):89-95
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Kobayashi et al. 2006 and Shan et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eosuchus, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae
Subtaxa: Toyotamaphimeia machikanense Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Toyotamaphimeia taiwanicus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), Taiwan (2)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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