Gavialis priscus Soemmering 1815

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Alternative combinations: Crocodilus priscus, Teleosaurus priscus

Belongs to Gavialis according to J. E. Gray 1831

See also Holl 1829, Lydekker 1888, Osi et al. 2018, Owen 1842 and Parkinson 1822

Sister taxa: Gavialis bengawanicus, Gavialis browni, Gavialis gangeticus, Gavialis lewisi

Type specimen: 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.

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gavialis priscus in the database

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