Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Alternative combination: Tomistoma machikanense
Full reference: N. Kobatake, M. Chiji, N. Ikebe, S. Ishida, T. Kamei, K. Nakaseko, and E. Matsumoto. 1965. Discovery of crocodile fossil from the Osaka Group. Quaternary Research 4:49-58
Belongs to Toyotamaphimeia according to Y. Kobayashi et al. 2006
See also Aoki 1983 and Kobatake et al. 1965
Sister taxa: Toyotamaphimeia machikanense, Toyotamaphimeia taiwanicus
Type specimen: MOUF00001, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Osaka University, Machikaneyama, which is in a Pleistocene mire/swamp claystone in the Ibaraki Formation of Japan.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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