Maomingosuchus petrolica Yeh 1958 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Alternative combination: Tomistoma petrolica

Full reference: H.-K. Yeh. 1958. A new crocodile from Maoming, Kwangtung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2(4):237-242

Belongs to Maomingosuchus according to H.-Y. Shan et al. 2017

See also Piras et al. 2007

Sister taxon: Maomingosuchus acutirostris

Type specimen: IVPP V2303, a skull. Its type locality is Tat'ang, Maoming, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in China.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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