†unranked clade Gryposuchinae Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Full reference: J. Vélez-Juarbe, C. A. Brochu, and H. Santos. 2007. A gharial from the Oligocene of Puerto Rico: transoceanic dispersal in the history of a non-marine reptile. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274:1245-1254

Parent taxon: Gavialidae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Salas-Gismondi et al. 2016 and Vélez-Juarbe et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Aktiogavialis, Argochampsa, Dadagavialis, Eogavialis, Eosuchus, Eothoracosaurus, Gavialinae, Gavialinum, Gavialis, Hanyusuchus, Hesperogavialis, Ikanogavialis, Penghusuchus, Piscogavialis, Portugalosuchus, Rhamphostomopsis, Sacacosuchus, Siquisiquesuchus, Thoracosaurus, Tomistominae, Toyotamaphimeia

Subtaxa: Gryposuchus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Brazil (3), Colombia (7), Peru (9), Venezuela (9)

• Eocene to Pliocene of Brazil (1)

Total: 31 collections including 33 occurrences

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