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Gavialoidea

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Crocodilus basifissus Owen
1849Crocodilus basitruncatus Owen
1851Crocodilus fastigiatus Leidy p. 327
1852Thoracosaurus grandis Leidy p. 35
1865Crocodilus obscurus Leidy
1865Crocodilus tenebrosus Leidy
1869Thoracosaurus glyptodon Cope
1869Holops glyptodon Cope p. 74
1869Holops obscurus Cope p. 75
1869Holops tenebrosus Cope p. 78
1870Holops basitruncatus Cope p. 231
1872Holopsisuchus pneumaticus Cope
1872Thecachampsa serratus Cope
1895Crocodilus marylandicus Clarke
1902Crocodylus fastigiatus Hay p. 512
1902Crocodylus marylandicus Hay p. 513
1902Crocodylus serratus Hay p. 513
1902Holops basitruncatus Hay p. 515
1902Holops glyptodon Hay p. 516
1902Holops obscurus Hay p. 516
1924Thoracosaurus basitruncatus Troedsson
1925Thoracosaurus basifissus Troxell
1925Thoracosaurus basitruncatus Troxell
1925Thoracosaurus glyptodon Troxell
1925Thoracosaurus grandis Troxell
1925Thoracosaurus obscurus Troxell
1925Thoracosaurus pneumaticus Troxell
1930Thoracosaurus basifissus Hay p. 149
1930Thoracosaurus basitruncatus Hay p. 149
1930Thoracosaurus glyptodon Hay p. 150
1930Thoracosaurus obscurus Hay p. 150
1930Thoracosaurus pneumaticus Hay p. 150
1930Crocodylus fastigiatus Hay p. 153
1930Crocodylus marylandicus Hay p. 154
1930Crocodylus serratus Hay p. 154
1997Gavialoidea Brochu
2004Gavialoidea Brochu p. 611
2004Gavialoidea Hua and Jouve p. 341
2006Gavialoidea Brochu p. 167
2006Gavialoidea Salisbury et al. p. 2444
2009Gavialoidea Brochu et al. p. 538
2010Gavialoidea Martin et al.
2014Gavialoidea Farke et al.
2021Gavialoidea Rio and Mannion

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Gavialoidea(Brochu 1997)
Gavialoidea(Brochu 1997)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Gavialoidea Brochu 1997
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G. †Dolichochampsa Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980
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Dolichochampsa minima Gasparini and Buffetaut 1980
G. †Dollosuchoides Brochu 2007
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Dollosuchoides densmorei Brochu 2007
Unr. Gavialidae Adams 1854
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G. †Aktiogavialis Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
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Aktiogavialis caribesi Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
Aktiogavialis puertoricensis Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
G. †Argochampsa Hua and Jouve 2004
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Argochampsa krebsi Hua and Jouve 2004
G. †Dadagavialis Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
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Dadagavialis gunai Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
G. †Eogavialis Buffetaut 1982
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Eogavialis africanum Andrews 1901
Eogavialis andrewsi Storrs 2003
Eogavialis gavialoides Andrews 1905
G. †Eosuchus Dollo 1907
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Eosuchus lerichei Dollo 1907
Eosuchus minor Marsh 1870
G. †Eothoracosaurus Brochu 2004
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G. †Gavialinum Jourdan 1892
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Gavialinum rhodani Jourdan 1892
G. Gavialis Oppel 1811 [gharial]
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Gavialis bengawanicus Dubois 1908
Gavialis browni Mook 1932
Gavialis gangeticus Gmelin 1789 [Gharial]
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Invalid names: Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker 1886 [synonym]
Gavialis lewisi Lull 1944
Gavialis priscus Soemmering 1815
Unr. †Gryposuchinae Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
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G. †Gryposuchus Gürich 1912
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Gryposuchus colombianus Langston 1965
Gryposuchus croizati Riff and Aguilera 2008
Gryposuchus jessei Gürich 1912
Gryposuchus neogaeus Rusconi 1933
Gryposuchus pachakamue Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016
G. †Hanyusuchus Iijima et al. 2022
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Hanyusuchus sinensis Iijima et al. 2022
G. †Hesperogavialis Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981
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Hesperogavialis cruxenti Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981
G. †Ikanogavialis Sill 1970
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Ikanogavialis gameroi Sill 1970
G. †Penghusuchus Shan et al. 2009
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Penghusuchus pani Shan et al. 2009
G. †Piscogavialis Kraus 1998
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G. †Portugalosuchus Mateus et al. 2019
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Portugalosuchus azenhae Mateus et al. 2019
G. †Rhamphostomopsis Rusconi 1933
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Rhamphostomopsis neogaeus Rusconi 1933
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Invalid names: Rhamphostoma neogaea Burmeister 1885 [replaced], Rhamphostomopsis intermedius Rusconi 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhamphostoma Burmeister 1885 [replaced]
G. †Sacacosuchus Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
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Sacacosuchus cordovai Salas-Gismondi et al. 2022
G. †Siquisiquesuchus Brochu and Rincón 2004
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Siquisiquesuchus venezuelensis Brochu and Rincón 2004
G. †Thoracosaurus Leidy 1852
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Thoracosaurus borissiaki Efimov 1988
Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus de Blainville 1855
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Invalid names: Thoracosaurus scanicus Troedsson 1924 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Crocodilus clavirostris Morton 1845 [synonym], Crocodilus dekayi Leidy 1852 [objective synonym], Holopsisuchus brevispinus Cope 1869 [synonym], Hyposaurus fraterculus Cope 1869 [synonym], Thoracosaurus meirsanus Troxell 1925 [synonym], Thoracosaurus mullicensis Troxell 1925 [synonym]
Invalid names: Holopsisuchus Kuhn 1961 [synonym], Sphenosaurus Agassiz 1849 [synonym]
Unr. Tomistominae Eastman 1902
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G. †Dollosuchus Swinton 1937
G. †Ferganosuchus Efimov 1982
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Ferganosuchus planus Efimov 1982
G. †Maomingosuchus Shan et al. 2017
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Maomingosuchus acutirostris Massonne et al. 2021
G. †Megadontosuchus Mook 1955
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Megadontosuchus arduini De Zigno 1880
G. †Melitosaurus Owen 1850
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G. †Paratomistoma Brochu and Gingerich 2000
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Paratomistoma courtii Brochu and Gingerich 2000
G. †Rhamphosuchus Lydekker 1886
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Rhamphosuchus crassidens Cautley and Falconer 1840
G. †Sakhibaghoon Malkani et al. 2022
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Sakhibaghoon khizari Malkani et al. 2022
G. Tomistoma Müller 1846 [false gharial]
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Tomistoma borisovi Efimov 1988
Tomistoma brumpti Joleaud 1920
Tomistoma calaritanum Capellini 1890
Tomistoma champsoides Owen 1850
Tomistoma coppensi Pickford 1994
Tomistoma dowsoni Fourtau 1918
Tomistoma gaudense Hulke 1871
Tomistoma kerunense Andrews 1905
Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes 1961
Tomistoma lusitanicum Antunes 1961
Tomistoma schlegelii Müller 1846
Tomistoma tandoni Sahni and Mishra 1975
Invalid names: Tomistoma cairense Müller 1927 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Atacisaurus Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Atacisaurus glareae Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Gavialis breviceps Pilgrim 1912 [nomen dubium], Gavialis curvirostris Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Gavialis leptodus Cautley 1868 [nomen dubium], Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Tomistoma lyceense Costa 1864 [nomen dubium]
G. †Toyotamaphimeia Aoki 1983
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Toyotamaphimeia machikanense Kobatake et al. 1965
Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Kobatake et al. 1965
Invalid names: Gavialinae Nopcsa 1923 [empty]
G. †Gavialosuchus Toula and Kail 1885
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Gavialosuchus antiquus Leidy 1852
Gavialosuchus eggenburgensis Toula and Kail 1885
Invalid names: Megalodelphis Kellogg 1944 [synonym]
G. †Gunggamarandu Ristevski et al. 2021
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Gunggamarandu maunala Ristevski et al. 2021
G. †Harpacochampsa Megirian et al. 1991
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Harpacochampsa camfieldensis Megirian et al. 1991
G. †Kentisuchus Mook 1955
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Kentisuchus astrei Jouve 2016
Kentisuchus spenceri Buckland 1836
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Invalid names: Crocodilus champsoides Owen 1849 [synonym], Crocodilus toliapicus Owen 1849 [synonym]
G. †Maroccosuchus Jonet and Wouters 1977
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Maroccosuchus zennaroi Jonet and Wouters 1977
G. †Ocepesuchus Jouve et al. 2008
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Ocepesuchus eoafricanus Jouve et al. 2008
G. †Thecachampsa Cope 1867
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Thecachampsa antiquus Leidy 1852
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Invalid names: Thecachampsa contusor Cope 1867 [synonym]
Thecachampsa carolinensis Erickson and Sawyer 1996
Thecachampsa minor Marsh 1870
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Gavialosuchus americana lusitanica Vianna and Moraes 1945
Invalid names: Megalodelphis magnidens Kellogg 1944 [synonym], Thecachampsa sicaria Cope 1869 [synonym], Tomistoma americana Sellards 1915 [synonym]
G. †Thecachampsoides Norell and Storrs 1989
Invalid names: Crocodilus basifissus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus basitruncatus Owen 1849 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus fastigiatus Leidy 1851 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus marylandicus Clarke 1895 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus obscurus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Crocodilus tenebrosus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus cordatus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus glyptodon Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Holopsisuchus pneumaticus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thecachampsa serratus Cope 1872 [nomen dubium], Thoracosaurus grandis Leidy 1852 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (333 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Gavialinum rhodani (200133)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Gavialidae indet. (71791 71792)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Holops brevispinus (129263)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (127182)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Portugal Portugalosuchus azenhae (198029)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (35289)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Gavialoidea indet. (35360)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Thoracosaurus sp. (36449)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Gavialoidea indet. (180790 201600)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis (108937 108938)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Thoracosaurus mullicensis, Holops glyptodon (52504) Thoracosaurus sp. (57916)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Dolichochampsa minima (214890)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bolivia (Potosí) Dolichochampsa minima (114971)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus, Thoracosaurus isorhynchus (195628)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (27563 27564 27565 83331)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Thoracosaurus sp. (214429)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (108936)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (14610)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Thoracosaurus sp. (45844)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine Thoracosaurus borissiaki (86755)