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- Tomistoma is a genus of gavialid crocodilians. They are noted for their long narrow snouts used to catch fish, similar to the gharial. Tomistoma contains...
- The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family...
- Sutekhsuchus (formerly known as Tomistoma dowsoni) is a species of gavialine crocodilian from the Miocene of Libya and Egypt. While this species was originally...
- Tomistoma cairense is an extinct species of gavialoid crocodilian from the Lutetian stage of the Eocene era. It lived in North East Africa, especially...
- taiwanicus from Taiwan, both originally described as members of the genus Tomistoma. The first bones belonging to Toyotamaphimeia were discovered on May 3...
- living species, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), both occurring in Asia. Many extinct members are known from...
- superficially resembles Tomistoma schlegelii, the extant false gharial, and consequently material from the genus was originally referred to Tomistoma. Indeed, it...
- Gavialidae (Gharial and false gharial) Genus Gavialis: one species Genus Tomistoma: one species The extant Alligatoridae can be recognised by the broad snout...
- He placed it in the family Gavialidae together with the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) because both have long, slender jaws and similar dentition...
- Gavialis Gharial (G. gangeticus) Tomistoma False gharial (T. schlegelii)...