Crocodylus checchiai
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crocodylus-checchiai-194-18200444
title:
Crocodylus checchiai
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Crocodylus checchiai is an extinct species of crocodile from the Miocene to Pliocene of Libya and Kenya. C. checchiai was named in 1947 based on a skull from the Sahabi Formation. Remains from the lower Nawata Formation in the Turkana Basin of Kenya that were first attributed to the Nile crocodile have now been reassigned to C. checchiai, extending its geographic range. The morphology of the species, in particular the pronounced rostral boss, indicates that it may be the connecting link between
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description:
Extinct species of reptile
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodylus_checchiai
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date modified:
2024-04-12T09:33:11Z
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