Name
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni (Thorbjarnarson’s crocodile).
Phonetic
Kroc-oh-dil-us for-b-yar-nar-son-e.
Named By
Christopher A. Brochu & Glenn W. Storrs - 2012.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Crocodylomorpha, Crocodylia, Crocodylidae, Crocodylinae, Crocodylus.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
Size
Estimated between 7.5 to 8 meters long.
Known locations
Kenya, Turkana Basin - Koobi Fora Formation & Nachukui Formation.
Time Period
Zanclean of the Pliocene through to Early Gelasian of the Pleistocene.
Fossil representation
Several skulls as well as lower jaws.
A giant crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene of Kenya, the phylogenetic relationships of Neogene African crocodylines, and the antiquity of Crocodylus in Africa. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (3): 587. – C. A. Brochu & G. W. Storrs – 2012.
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