Gavialis lewisi Lull 1944 (gharial)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Belongs to Gavialis according to J. E. Martin et al. 2012

See also Kraus 1998 and Norell and Storrs 1989

Sister taxa: Gavialis bengawanicus, Gavialis browni, Gavialis gangeticus, Gavialis priscus

Type specimen: YPM 3226, a partial skull

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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