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Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Gavialis gangeticus was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant. It is the type species of Gavialis.

Synonyms
  • Gavialis hysudricus was named by Lydekker (1886). Its type specimen is NHMUK R.39805, a partial skull (nearly complete rostrum and partial lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chandigarh Pinjor Beds (general region), which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of India.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Gavialis gangeticus by Martin (2019).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Gavialis gangeticus Gmelin
1886Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker
1902Gavialis gangeticus Hay p. 515
1930Gavialis gangeticus Hay p. 148
1944Gavialis hysudricus Lull
1998Gavialis hysudricus Kraus p. 389
2002Gavialis gangeticus Lang and Guilette p. 213
2011Gavialis gangeticus Puértolas et al.
2012Gavialis gangeticus Martin et al.
2019Gavialis gangeticus Martin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
superfamilyGavialoideaBrochu 1997
familyGavialidaeAdams 1854
genusGavialisOppel 1811
speciesgangeticusGmelin 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Gavialis gangeticus Gmelin 1789 [Gharial]
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Invalid names: Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246India (Gujarat) Gavialis gangeticus (203112)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Gavialis gangeticus (92070)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Nepal Gavialis gangeticus (224311)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588India Gavialis gangeticus (224301 224309 224312)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588India Gavialis gangeticus (176226)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781India Gavialis hysudricus, Gavialis gangeticus (198812)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India Gavialis gangeticus (28180)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Gavialis gangeticus (224310)