Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Carroll 1988, Delfino et al. 2005, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2006, Kraus 1998, Lang and Guilette 2002, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Martin et al. 2012, Meyer 1845, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Pol and Norell 2004, Puértolas et al. 2011, Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016, Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007 and Zaher et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia
Subtaxa: Gavialis bengawanicus Gavialis browni Gavialis gangeticus Gavialis lewisi Gavialis priscus
Type: Gavialis gangeticus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (4 collections), Indonesia (8), Thailand (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Indonesia (1), Pakistan (1)
• Pliocene of India (5), Nepal (1)
• Miocene of Egypt (1), France (2), India (1), Iraq (1), Myanmar (3), Nepal (3), Pakistan (5), Thailand (1)
Total: 38 collections including 43 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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