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Crocodylus checchiai is an extinct species of crocodile from the Miocene to Pliocene of Libya and Kenya. C. checchiai was named in 1947 based on a skull from the . Remains from the lower in the Turkana Basin of Kenya that were first attributed to the Nile crocodile have now been reassigned to C. checchiai, extending its geographic range. The morphology of the species, in particular the pronounced rostral boss, indicates that it may be the connecting link between African and American species of the genus Crocodylus.

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  • Crocodylus checchiai (es)
  • Crocodylus checchiai (en)
  • Crocodylus checchiai (nl)
  • Crocodylus checchiai (uk)
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  • Crocodylus checchiai is an extinct species of crocodile from the Miocene to Pliocene of Libya and Kenya. C. checchiai was named in 1947 based on a skull from the . Remains from the lower in the Turkana Basin of Kenya that were first attributed to the Nile crocodile have now been reassigned to C. checchiai, extending its geographic range. The morphology of the species, in particular the pronounced rostral boss, indicates that it may be the connecting link between African and American species of the genus Crocodylus. (en)
  • Crocodylus checchiai is een uitgestorven soort krokodil die in het Mioceen en Plioceen in Afrika leefde. (nl)
  • Crocodylus checchiai — викопний вид крокодилів, що існував у пізньому міоцені та ранньому пліоцені в Африці. Викопні рештки тварини знайдено у пізньоміоценових відкладеннях Кенії (формація Навата) та ранньопліоценових відкладеннях Лівії (формація Сагабі). (uk)
  • Crocodylus checchiai es una especie extinta de cocodrilo del Plioceno de Libia y el Mioceno de Kenia. C. checchiai fue nombrado en 1957 de la . Era similar en apariencia al cocodrilo del Nilo (C. niloticus), y puede que haya sido la misma especie. Restos de la parte inferior de la en la de Kenia que fueron atribuidos en principio al cocodrilo del Nilo han sido reasignados a C. checchiai, extendiendo su rango geográfico y temporal.​ (es)
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