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Tomistoma lusitanica

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Tomistoma lusitanica was named by Antunes (1961). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quinta da Farinheira, which is in a Langhian terrestrial claystone in Portugal.

It was synonymized subjectively with Thecachampsa antiqua by Myrick (2001); it was misspelled as Tomistoma lusitanicum by Piras et al. (2007) and Puértolas et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes
1961Tomistoma lusitanicum Antunes
2007Tomistoma lusitanicum Piras et al.
2011Tomistoma lusitanica Puértolas et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
familyGavialidaeAdams 1854
—Tomistominae(Eastman 1902)
genusTomistomaMüller 1846
specieslusitanicaAntunes 1961

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Mallorca) Tomistoma lusitanica (155253)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Tomistoma lusitanica (187580)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Lisbon) Gavialosuchus americana (type locality: 35986)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Portugal Tomistoma lusitanica (65943)