Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Full reference: O. Mateus, E. Puértolas-Pascual, and P. M. Callapez. 2019. A new eusuchian crocodylomorph from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Portugal reveals novel implications on the origin of Crocodylia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186(2):501-528

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

See also Darlim et al. 2022 and Mateus et al. 2019

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

Subtaxa: Portugalosuchus azenhae

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Type: Portugalosuchus azenhae

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beiraterra Quarry of Casais dos Carecos (Cretaceous of Portugal)

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