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Gavialis priscus
Taxonomy
Crocodilus priscus was named by Soemmering (1815). It is extant. Its type specimen is NMHUK PV R 1086. Its type locality is Daiting (BMNH collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Mörnsheim Formation of Germany.
It was synonymized subjectively with Teleosaurus soemmeringii by Holl (1829); it was recombined as Gavialis priscus by Gray (1831); it was recombined as Teleosaurus priscus by Owen (1842); it was recombined as Aeolodon priscus by von Meyer (1830) and Lydekker (1888).
It was synonymized subjectively with Teleosaurus soemmeringii by Holl (1829); it was recombined as Gavialis priscus by Gray (1831); it was recombined as Teleosaurus priscus by Owen (1842); it was recombined as Aeolodon priscus by von Meyer (1830) and Lydekker (1888).
Synonymy list
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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 priscus Soemmering 1815
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983 | |||||
Collections
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