The First Record of Gavialosuchus americanus Sellards (1915) † (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America

César A. Laurito; Ana L. Valerio

doi:10.15517/rgac.v0i39.12253

Vol. 39 (2008), Articles

Vol. 39 (2008)

The First Record of Gavialosuchus americanus Sellards (1915) † (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America

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https://doi.org/10.15517/rgac.v0i39.12253

Published June 1, 2011

César A. Laurito⁺⁻
Ana L. Valerio⁺⁻

César A. Laurito

INA, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, CENETUR Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Historia Natural, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica; Apdo. 203-2200, Coronado, San José, Costa Rica.

Ana L. Valerio

Departamento de Historia Natural, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica; Apdo. 749-1000, San José, Costa Rica.

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Keywords

reptilia
crocodylidae
tomistominae
gavialosuchus
tertiary
costa rica
eptilia
crocodylidae
tomistominae
gavialosuchus
terciario
costa rica

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Laurito, C. A., & Valerio, A. L. (2011). The First Record of Gavialosuchus americanus Sellards (1915) † (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America. Revista geológica De América Central, 39. https://doi.org/10.15517/rgac.v0i39.12253

Abstract

Fossil remains of false gharials or Tomistominae crocodiles, were recovered from fluvial sediments associated with Late Miocene-Early Pliocene sub-aquatic fan deltaic deposits of the Curré Formation, in southern Costa Rica. The record of long-snouted crocodiles from southern Central America allows for a better knowledge of the evolution and composition of the paleoherpetofauna and its paleobiogeographical relationships with North American paleofaunas.

https://doi.org/10.15517/rgac.v0i39.12253

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The First Record of <i>Gavialosuchus americanus</i> Sellards (1915) † (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae, Tomistominae) for the Late Tertiary of Costa Rica and Central America