Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: R. Salas-Gismondi, J. W. Moreno-Bernal, T. M. Scheyer, M. R. Sánchez-Villagra, and C. Jaramillo. 2019. New Miocene Caribbean gavialoids and patterns of longirostry in crocodylians. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(12):1049-1075
Belongs to Dadagavialis according to R. Salas-Gismondi et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF312850, a partial skull (partial snout and rostral skull). Its type locality is Locality 630059 (Panama Canal), which is in a Hemingfordian delta plain conglomerate in the Cucaracha Formation of Panama.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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