Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: J. Vélez-Juarbe, C. A. Brochu, and H. Santos. 2007. A gharial from the Oligocene of Puerto Rico: transoceanic dispersal in the history of a non-marine reptile. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274:1245-1254
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016, Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019 and Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia
Subtaxa: Aktiogavialis caribesi Aktiogavialis puertoricensis
Type: Aktiogavialis puertoricensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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