Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni ‭(‬Thorbjarnarson’s crocodile‭)

Kroc-oh-dil-us for-b-yar-nar-son-e.
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Gray, H. (2016, May 6). Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni ‭(‬Thorbjarnarson’s crocodile‭). Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/crocodylus-thorbjarnarsonithorbjarnarsons-crocodile/

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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.

In Depth

Further Reading

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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