Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: W. D. Sill. 1970. Nota preliminar sobre un nuevo gavial del Plioceno de Venezuela y una discusion de los gaviales Sudamericanos. Ameghiniana 7(2):151-159
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Brochu and Rincón 2004, Carroll 1988, Delfino et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2006, Kraus 1998, Riff et al. 2010, Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016, Sill 1970 and Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia
Subtaxa: Ikanogavialis gameroi
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (1 collection), the United Arab Emirates (1), Venezuela (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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