Gavialis pachyrhynchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Gavialidae |
Genus: | Gavialis |
Species: | G. pachyrhynchus |
Binomial name | |
Gavialis pachyrhynchus Lull, 1944 |
Gavialis pachyrhynchus is an extinct species of gharial 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.