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Taxon: Family Gavialidae Adams, 1854 (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia

Current position

Gavialoidea (Superfamily) Adams, 1854 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 440 [Puértolas et al., 2011: fig. 5]. [inferred]

Alternative positions

Eosuchia (Suborder) Carroll, 1988, orth. inval. Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620.
Eusuchia (Suborder) Huxley, 1875 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396.

Historical positions

Eusuchia (Suborder) Huxley, 1875 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396.
Eosuchia (Suborder) Carroll, 1988, orth. inval. Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620.
Eusuchia (Suborder) Huxley, 1875 Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1971): 595.

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 1g;1s; †5g;3s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 3 Sep 2023 [1g;1s; †5g]
2016 P. Uetz et al.: 16 Aug 2016 [1g;1s]
1988 R.L. Carroll: 620 [1g; †6g]
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