Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Full reference: M. Iijima, Y. Qiao, W. Lin, Y. Peng, M. Yoneda and J. Liu. 2022. An intermediate crocodylian linking two extant gharials from the Bronze Age of China and its human-induced extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289:20220085
Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to M. Iijima et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Gryposuchinae, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia
Subtaxa: Hanyusuchus sinensis
Type: Hanyusuchus sinensis
Ecology: planktonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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