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Gavialinum

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Taxonomy
Gavialinum was named by Jourdan (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 620. Name ascribed to Jourdan in Lortet 1892.]. Its type is Gavialinum rhodani.

It was assigned to Gavialidae by Lortet (1892); to Teleosauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. rhodani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Gavialinum Jourdan
1892Gavialinum Lortet p. 122
1988Gavialinum Carroll
2002Gavialinum Sepkoski

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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
genusGavialinumJourdan 1892

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.

G. †Gavialinum Jourdan 1892
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†Gavialinum rhodani Jourdan 1892
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Bathonian or 168.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France (Rhône-Alpes) G. rhodani (200133)