Penghusuchus
| Penghusuchus Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Subfamily: | Tomistominae |
| Genus: | †Penghusuchus Shan et al., 2009 |
| Type species | |
| †Penghusuchus pani Shan et al., 2009 | |
Penghusuchus is an extinct genus of tomistomine crocodylian. It is known from a skeleton found in Upper Miocene rocks of Penghu Island, off of Taiwan. It appears to be related to two other fossil Asian tomistomines: Tomistoma petrolica of southeastern China and Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis of Japan. The taxon was described in 2009 by Shan and colleagues; the type species is P. pani.[1]
References
- ↑ Shan, Hsi-yin; Wu, Xiao-chun; Cheng, Yen-nien; Sato, Tamaki (2009). "A new tomistomine (Crocodylia) from the Miocene of Taiwan". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46 (7): 529–555. doi:10.1139/E09-036.
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