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Hanyusuchus sinensis Iijima, Qiao, Lin, Peng, Yoneda & Liu, 2022

Chinese gharial

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: >1000 AD

 

Distribution

southeastern China

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Iijima, M., Qiao, Y., Lin, W., Peng, Y., Yoneda, M. and Liu, J. (2022). An intermediate crocodylian linking two extant gharials from the Bronze Age of China and its human-induced extinction. Proc. R. Soc. B 289: 20220085. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0085

 

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