Machikane crocodile (Tomistoma machikanense)

Japanese: マチカネワニ(待兼鰐) - マチカネワニ(英語表記)Tomistoma machikanense
Machikane crocodile (Tomistoma machikanense)
An extinct reptile discovered in 1965 on the grounds of the Osaka University School of Science on Mt. Matsuyama in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. Its name comes from the place where it was discovered. Although it lacks a tail, it has a nearly complete skeleton and reaches a total length of 8m. It is one of the largest in the world. It has a relatively large head and a long, pointed snout that forms an isosceles triangle, and is included in this genus because it resembles Tomistoma. It was found in the upper part of the Osaka Group in the early Quaternary Period and coexisted with the oriental elephant Stegodon orientalis .

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1965年大阪府豊中市待兼山の大阪大学理学部の敷地より発見された絶滅爬虫類。名前は発見場所に由来する。尾部を欠くがほぼ完全な骨格で,全長8mに達する。世界的にも最大級のものといえる。頭は比較的大きく,吻部(ふんぶ)は細長くとがり,その外形は長二等辺三角形をなし,トミストマに似ることからこの属に含められている。第四紀初期の大阪層群上部から産し,トウヨウゾウStegodon orientalisと共存した。

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