†Eogavialis gavialoides Andrews 1905 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Alternative combination: Tomistoma gavialoides
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1905. Notes on some new Crocodilia from the Eocene of Egypt. Geological Magazine 2(11):481-484
Belongs to Eogavialis according to R. Kraus 1998
See also Andrews 1906
Sister taxa: Eogavialis africanum, Eogavialis andrewsi
Type specimen: BMNH R 3325, a partial skull
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at NNW of Birket Qarun (Oligocene of Egypt)
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