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新物種 澎湖馬來鱷本土化石

　　澎湖一名挖土機工人潘明國去年三月底，在西嶼鄉赤馬村海邊施工時，發現一個形似動物頭骨的突起，逕自挖掘出零碎的化石，起初以為挖到「疑似恐龍的化石」，經科博館，經該館確認是古鱷化石。

　　這批化石依《文化資產保護法》移交澎湖縣政府接管，縣府後委請科博館確認標本狀況。科博館助理研究員單希瑛說，該館花九個月時間，從化石堆中清出一節節骨頭，予以強化並鑑定，發現其頭骨縫合線和鼻孔位置，都和其他已發現的鱷魚品種有出入，從而斷定是一全新物種。

民擅自開挖造成破壞

　　單希瑛惋惜地說：「尾巴有三分之二不見了，我們曾回原地挖掘卻無所獲，而頭部也有一部分是破損的，有可能是非專業挖掘造成。」她建議民眾：「發現疑似化石，切勿擅自開挖。」

　　台灣博物館前任地學組組長賴景陽說：「一般認為鱷魚是生活在熱帶如東南亞等地區，但此發現證明亞熱帶的台灣，在古代就有鱷魚。近年來陸續發現的本土物種化石，爬蟲類只發現龜鱉類，鱷魚還是第一次。」

資料來源：蘋果日報記者黃任膺/ 台中報導2007/03/03