†Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes 1961 (false gharial)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Belongs to Tomistoma according to E. Puértolas et al. 2011
See also Myrick 2001 and 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 lusitanicum, 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:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Libya (1), Portugal (2), Spain (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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