Tomistoma americana Sellards, 1915

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Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Neogene - Miocene - Clarendonian
Record Last Modified: 17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology: Skull element, rostrum
Stratigraphy: Bone Valley Fm

Collector: A. Schneider

Place: Polk County, Florida, United States, North America

See more items in: Paleogeneral; Types: Reptiles/Amphibians; Reptilia Primary Type; Paleobiology

Published Name: Tomistoma americana Sellards, 1915; Gavialosuchus americanus (Sellards, 1915); Thecachampsa antiqua (Leidy, 1852)

Data Source: NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

USNM Number: V8816

Type Citation: Sellards. 1915. Am.Jour.Sci. ser.4,40 135-8, f.1.
Type Status: holotype

Taxonomy: Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Crocodyliformes Crocodylia Crocodylidae

Record ID: nmnhpaleobiology_3448911

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3335d2a53-39a3-4f6c-b6f1-78f6a9dbd727

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