Penghusuchus

Pen-gu-su-kus.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2015, May 25). Penghusuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/penghusuchus/

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Name

Penghusuchus.

Phonetic

Pen-gu-su-kus.

Named By

H.-Y.‭ ‬Shan,‭ ‬X.-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Sato‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Tomistominae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬pani‭

Size

Holotype skull roughly about‭ ‬85‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Taiwan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yuwentao Formation.

Time Period

Late Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Penghusuchus is a genus of tomistomine crocodile that lived in what is now Taiwan during the late Miocene.‭ ‬Penghusuchus is noted as having a similarity to the modern day false gharial as well as Toyotamaphimeia which lived in Japan during the Pleistocene.‭ ‬With a skull length up to‭ ‬85‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬Penghusuchus would have been a medium to large crocodile.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new tomistomine‭ (‬Crocodylia‭) ‬from the Miocene of Taiwan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences‭ ‬46:529-555.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.-Y.‭ ‬Shan,‭ ‬X.-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Sato‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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