Gavialis priscus Soemmering 1815 (gharial)
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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.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gavialis priscus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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