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Howdy all, I read somewhere that Thecachampsa americana is a synonym for Crocodylus americanus, at least in reguard to thecachampsa fossils found in pleistocene deposits in Florida. Is this true?
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Greetings! I am glad to be here. I work with living crocodilians and have a growing interest in their ancestors, specifically the Crocodylomorphs (I often just call them "crocs" when in the Paleo context). I have a small, but growing collection of fossils. I'm interested in learning of others' "croc" fossil finds, knowledge and experience, and to share mine, as well. I have been since I was a child in awe of these remarkable Archosaur-line reptiles that survived the dinosaur extinction event and swim in my backyard today. I enjoyed browsing the photos and threads related to "crocs" and look forward to my experiences here. Thanks for having me, and thank you to the founders and moderators/administrators of this fine forum.
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Original Gavialosuchus/Thecachampsa skull in Mulberry, Florida
Crocophile posted a topic in A Trip to the Museum
Greetings! I just joined today. Here's a pic of the original specimen of the popular Gavialosuchus americanus skull. This was extracted from a phosphate mine in Polk County, Florida near the Mulberry Phosphate Museum where this image was captured in May of 2019. This impressive item has been replicated commercially and is seen in museums around the world. As you may know, this genus was revised by several noted paleontologists to Thecachampsa, including both G. americanus and carolinensis (while the European Gavialosuchus relatives remain in the genus). The consensus seems to be holding. The status of T. antiqua still seems unsettled. This specimen, to the best of my knowledge, was discovered by well-known Florida digger Barbara Fite of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club, and is on loan to the museum. Note Synonyms: Tomistoma americana, T. sericodon, T. floridana, G. floridana
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Most of the material I have seen on Lee Creek crocodiles have identified them to the Genus Thecachampsa; and to the species antiqua. However, I have one tooth that is different from all the others. Are there others species of croc present in the Lee Creek fauna? This tooth is almost a dead wringer for the tooth pictured in this drawing by William Bullock Clark The tooth in this drawing id identified as Thecachampsa contusor (Cope, 1867) Illustration of a tooth of Thecachampsa contusor (=Thecachampsa antiqua) collected from Aquia Creek, Maryland. 4a. Lateral view. 4b. Basal view. Printed in Eocene, Volume 1 by the Maryland Geological Survey, William Bullock Clark (1901). So second, is T. antiqua synonymous with T. contusor. Here is the tooth
