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Tomistominae

Reptilia - Gavialidae

Synonyms
  • Gavialis leptodus was named by Cautley (1868). Its type specimen is NHMUK R.39806, a mandible (mandibular ramus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chandigarh (general region), which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in India.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Martin (2019).
  • Gavialis curvirostris was named by Lydekker (1886). Its type specimen is IM E 26, a partial skull (orbital region and the anterior tip of the rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laki Hills, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Martin (2019).
  • Gavialis pachyrhynchus was named by Lydekker (1886). Its type specimen is IM E 30, a partial skull (anterior portion of rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laki Hills, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Martin (2019).
  • Gavialis breviceps was named by Pilgrim (1912). Its type specimen is IM E 224, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kumbi, Bugti Hills, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Martin (2019).
  • Atacisaurus was named by Astre (1931).

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Jouve (2016).

    It was assigned to Crocodylidae by Astre (1931).
  • Atacisaurus glareae was named by Astre (1931). Its type specimen is Lost, a mandible (Anterior portion of a mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laure-Minervois, which is in a Bartonian fluvial sandstone in France.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Jouve (2016).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Gavialis leptodus Cautley
1886Gavialis curvirostris Lydekker
1886Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lydekker
1902Tomistominae Eastman
1911Tomistomidae Jaekel p. 164
1912Gavialis breviceps Pilgrim
1930Tomistomidae Hay p. 148
1931Atacisaurus Astre
1931Atacisaurus glareae Astre
1944Gavialis breviceps Lull
1944Gavialis curvirostris Lull
1944Gavialis leptodus Lull
1944Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lull
1962Tomistominae Mook p. 5
1966Tomistominae Kuhn p. 88
1998Gavialis breviceps Kraus p. 389
1998Gavialis curvirostris Kraus p. 389
1998Gavialis leptodus Kraus p. 389
1998Gavialis pachyrhynchus Kraus p. 389
2000Tomistominae Brochu and Gingerich p. 254
2004Tomistominae Hua and Jouve p. 341 figs. Fig. 6
2007Tomistominae Brochu p. 919
2008Tomistominae Laurito and Valerio p. 109
2018Tomistominae Weems p. 218
2021Tomistominae Rio and Mannion

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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
—Tomistominae(Eastman 1902)
—Tomistominae(Eastman 1902)

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.

Unr. Tomistominae Eastman 1902
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G. †Dollosuchus Swinton 1937
G. †Ferganosuchus Efimov 1982
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†Ferganosuchus planus Efimov 1982
G. †Maomingosuchus Shan et al. 2017
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†Maomingosuchus acutirostris Massonne et al. 2021
G. †Megadontosuchus Mook 1955
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†Megadontosuchus arduini De Zigno 1880
G. †Melitosaurus Owen 1850
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G. †Paratomistoma Brochu and Gingerich 2000
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†Paratomistoma courtii Brochu and Gingerich 2000
G. †Rhamphosuchus Lydekker 1886
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†Rhamphosuchus crassidens Cautley and Falconer 1840
G. †Sakhibaghoon Malkani et al. 2022
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†Sakhibaghoon khizari Malkani et al. 2022
G. Tomistoma Müller 1846 [false gharial]
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†Tomistoma borisovi Efimov 1988
†Tomistoma brumpti Joleaud 1920
†Tomistoma calaritanum Capellini 1890
†Tomistoma champsoides Owen 1850
†Tomistoma coppensi Pickford 1994
†Tomistoma gaudense Hulke 1871
†Tomistoma kerunense Andrews 1905
†Tomistoma lusitanica Antunes 1961
†Tomistoma lusitanicum Antunes 1961
Tomistoma schlegelii Müller 1846
†Tomistoma tandoni Sahni and Mishra 1975
Invalid names: Tomistoma cairense Müller 1927 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Atacisaurus Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Atacisaurus glareae Astre 1931 [nomen dubium], Gavialis breviceps Pilgrim 1912 [nomen dubium], Gavialis curvirostris Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Gavialis leptodus Cautley 1868 [nomen dubium], Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lydekker 1886 [nomen dubium], Tomistoma lyceense Costa 1864 [nomen dubium]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Tomistomidae indet. (120036)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Tomistoma sp. (16712)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Tomistominae indet. (120885)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Kutch) Tomistoma tandoni (45591)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0China (Guangdong) Tomistoma petrolica (167230)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Paratomistoma courti (124905)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy (Verona) Crocodylus arduini (48159)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Aude) Atacisaurus glareae (78249)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Libya Tomistoma sp. (48077 55449)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Vietnam (Lang Son) Maomingosuchus acutirostris (169420)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Tomistoma kerunense (83938)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Guangdong) Tomistoma petrolica (144065)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Thailand Maomingosuchus sp. (49078)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Tomistominae indet. (175334)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Pakistan Gavialis curvirostris, Gavialis breviceps (198816)
Oligocene - Quaternary33.9 - 0.0Indonesia (West Kalimantan) Tomistoma schlegelii (190041)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Landes) Tomistoma sp. (143515)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Tomistoma sp. (70808)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Pakistan (Balochistan) Gavialis curvirostris (77777)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malta Melitosaurus champsoides (118406)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Mallorca) Tomistoma lusitanica (155253)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Gavialosuchus gaudensis (144788)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Tomistoma sp. (57007)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Tomistoma lusitanica (187580)
Burdigalian - Messinian20.44 - 5.333Italy (Lecce) Tomistoma lyceense (144554)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Pakistan (Balochistan) Gavialis curvirostris, Gavialis breviceps (77779)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Poland Tomistoma sp. (13063)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Lisbon) Gavialosuchus americana (35986)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Portugal Tomistoma calaritanus (65912)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan (Sindh) Gavialis curvirostris, Gavialis pachyrhynchus (198814) Gavialis pachyrhynchus (198815)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal Tomistoma indet. (48681)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Tomistominae indet. (187583)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Portugal Tomistoma lusitanica (65943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Lecce) Tomistominae indet. (49403)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy (Cagliari) Tomistoma calaritanum (224333)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (South Punjab) Sakhibaghoon khizari (226738)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Uganda Tomistoma coppensi (22345 22368 22456 145621)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Uganda Tomistoma coppensi (145620)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uganda Tomistoma coppensi (22248 145619 145622)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Rhamphosuchus crassidens (92070)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Tomistoma brumpti (153775)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Nepal Rhamphosuchus crassidens (224311)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588India Rhamphosuchus crassidens (224313)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chad Tomistoma sp. (21962 22505 22506)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781India Gavialis leptodus (198813)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Jiangsu) Tomistoma sp. (180692)