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Toyotamaphimeia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Crocodilia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Subfamily
  
Tomistominae

Rank
  
Genus

Toyotamaphimeia wwwprehistoricwildlifecomimagesspeciesttoyo

Similar
  
Tomistominae, Kentisuchus, Gavialosuchus, Megadontosuchus, Thecachampsa

Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis


Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis is an extinct tomistomine crocodylian from Pleistocene-aged strata of Japan. It is closely related to the false gharial, and lived 400,000 years ago, and was originally described as a member of the same genus, Tomistoma. T. machikanensis was a fairly large crocodylian with a 1 m (3.3 ft) skull and a total length up to 8 m (26 ft).

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Toyotamaphimeia Wikipedia