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Jurassic insect Sinojapyx described; Eocene crocodilian Herugavialis recognized as a distinct genus
One post calls the 5-centimeter insect gigantic for its group; another says the crocodilian was previously classified as Tomistoma.
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A post describes Sinojapyx as the earliest known dipluran insect, based on well-preserved Mid-Jurassic fossils from China. At 5 centimeters, it was gigantic for its group and may have acted like modern centipedes, the post says. A second post says Herugavialis, a gavialoid from Mid-Eocene Egypt, was originally named as a Tomistoma species but is now recognized as a distinct genus.
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