Crocodilus Spenceri
Crocodilus Spenceri
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Kentisuchus is an extinct genus of gavialoid crocodylian, traditionally regarded as a member of the subfamily Tomistominae. Fossils have been found from England and France that date back to the early Eocene. The genus has also been recorded from Ukraine, but it unclear whether specimens from Ukraine are referable to Kentisuchus.
The genus Kentisuchus was erected by Charles Mook in 1955 for the species "Crocodylus" toliapicus, described by Richard Owen, in 1849. William Buckland named "Crocodylus" spenceri on the basis of a partial skull found from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England. In 1888 Richard Lydekker considered "C." toliapicus synonymous with "C." champsoides and "C." arduini, named by De Zigno, and reapplied the name "C." spenceri to all of these species.
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[Plate 30, Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology Vol. II, William Buckland 1858]
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[From: London Clay Reptilia Part II]
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[London Clay Reptilia Part II 1850]
[Plate 30, Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology Vol. II, William Buckland 1858]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentisuchus]
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