Gavialis

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The list of species of Gavialis genus

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The list of species of Gavialis genus

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Gavialis gangeticus

Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus ) are one of the biggest crocodilians (a group that includes alligators, crocodiles, and caimans) and have the narrowest snout of these different species. Their common name is due to the bulbous nasal snout of adult...

Gavialis pachyrhynchus

Gavialis pachyrhynchus is an extinct species of gavialid from the Miocene of India. Although only known from fragmentary jaw material, the size of this material is substantially larger than comparable bones in large gharials.A 2018 re-evaluation of...