Gavialis gangeticus Gmelin 1789 (Gharial)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Synonym: Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker 1886
Belongs to Gavialis according to J. E. Martin 2019
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kraus 1998, Lang and Guilette 2002, Martin et al. 2012 and Puértolas et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Gavialis bengawanicus, Gavialis browni, Gavialis lewisi, Gavialis priscus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (3 collections)
• Pliocene of India (4), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1)
• Miocene of India (1)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
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