Gavialinum
Gavialinum Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, | |
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Genus: | †Gavialinum Lortet, 1892 |
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†Gavialinum rhodani Lortet, 1892 |
Gavialinum is an extinct genus of teleosaurid thalattosuchian. The type species is Gavialinum rhodani.
Distribution[edit]
Fossils have been found from France that date back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic.[1]
Description[edit]
Gavialinum rhodani has a long, narrow snout, much like the current gavialids, from which the Gavialinum genus gets its name.[2] The two are not related, as Gavialinum rhodani occurred much earlier than any crocodilian.[citation needed] Gavialinum had 33 teeth on each jaw, for a total of 66.[3]
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External links[edit]
- Gavialinum in the Paleobiology Database