Tomistoma lusitanicum Antunes 1961 (false gharial)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Belongs to Tomistoma according to P. Piras et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Tomistoma borisovi, Tomistoma brumpti, Tomistoma cairense, Tomistoma calaritanum, Tomistoma champsoides, Tomistoma coppensi, Tomistoma dowsoni, Tomistoma gaudense, Tomistoma kerunense, Tomistoma lusitanica, Tomistoma schlegelii, Tomistoma tandoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quinta da Farinheira, which is in a Langhian terrestrial claystone in Portugal

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tomistoma lusitanicum in the database

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