A partial skull from the early Eocene London Clay of the Isle of Sheppey, England, is referable to the gavialoid clade Eosuchus, otherwise known from the late Paleocene of continental Europe and North America. It differs slightly from Paleocene forms, but there is insufficient material on which to base a new species. This extends the range of Eosuchus beyond the Paleocene and represents the first unambiguous occurrence of a gavialoid in the early Eocene.
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1 June 2006
EOSUCHUS (CROCODYLIA, GAVIALOIDEA) FROM THE LOWER EOCENE OF THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY, ENGLAND
CHRISTOPHER A. BROCHU
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Vol. 26 • No. 2
June 2006
Vol. 26 • No. 2
June 2006