Gavialis pachyrhynchus

Gavialis pachyrhynchus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Crocodilia
Family:Gavialidae
Genus:Gavialis
Species: G. pachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Gavialis pachyrhynchus

Gavialis pachyrhynchus is an extinct species of gharial from the Miocene of India.[1][2] Although only known from fragmentary jaw material, the size of this material is substantially larger than comparable bones in large gharials.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lull, 1944". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Gavialis pachyrhynchus in Fossilworks.
  3. ↑ Lull, R. S. (1944). "Fossil gavials from north India". American Journal of Science. 242 (8): 417–430. doi:10.2475/ajs.242.8.417.


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