Clade Tomistominae Eastman 1902

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Alternative spelling: Tomistomidae

Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 2007, Brochu and Gingerich 2000, Hay 1930, Hua and Jouve 2004, Jaekel 1911, Kuhn 1966, Laurito and Valerio 2008, Mook 1962 and Weems 2018

Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eosuchus, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Toyotamaphimeia

Subtaxa: Atacisaurus Atacisaurus glareae Dollosuchus Ferganosuchus Gavialis breviceps Gavialis curvirostris Gavialis leptodus Gavialis pachyrhynchus Maomingosuchus Megadontosuchus Melitosaurus Paratomistoma Rhamphosuchus Sakhibaghoon Tomistoma Tomistoma lyceense

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (1 collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1), India (1)

• Pliocene of Chad (3), India (1), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), Uganda (3)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Uganda (5)

• Miocene of Egypt (2), France (1), Germany (1), Italy (3), Kenya (2), Libya (1), Malta (1), Nepal (1), Pakistan (5), Panama (1), Poland (1), Portugal (3), Spain (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Pakistan (1)

• Oligocene of France (1), Indonesia (1), Oman (1)

• Eocene of China (2), Egypt (2), France (1), Germany (1), India (1), Italy (1), Libya (2), Thailand (1), Ukraine (1), United States (1: California), Vietnam (1)

Total: 58 collections including 62 occurrences

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