†Hesperogavialis Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Full reference: J. Bocquentin Villanueva and E. Buffetaut. 1981. Hesperogavialis cruxenti n.gen., n. sp., nouveau Gavialide (Crocodylia, Eusuchia) du Miocene Superieur (Huayquerien) d'Urumaco (Venezuela). Geobios 14(3):415-419

Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to D. Riff et al. 2010

See also Bocquentin Villanueva and Buffetaut 1981, Carroll 1988 and Kraus 1998

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

Subtaxa: Hesperogavialis cruxenti

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections), Venezuela (3)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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