Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: R. Kraus. 1998. The cranium of Piscogavialis jugalipeforatus n. nen., n. sp. (Gavialidae, Crocodylia) from the Miocene of Peru. Palaeontologische Zeischrift 72(3/4):389-406
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Delfino et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2006, Kraus 1998, Riff et al. 2010, Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016 and Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eosuchus, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia
Subtaxa: Piscogavialis jugaliperforatus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Peru (1 collection)
• Miocene of Peru (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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