Gavialinae

Gavialinae
Temporal range: Early Miocene-recent, Possible Late Cretaceous records, but see
Indian gharial, Gavialis gangeticus
Hanyusuchus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Gavialidae
Subfamily: Gavialinae
Nopcsa, 1923
Genera

Gavialinae is a subfamily of large semiaquatic crocodilian reptiles, resembling crocodiles, but with much thinner snouts. Gavialinae is one of the two major subfamilies within the family Gavialidae - the other being the subfamily Tomistominae, which contains the false gharial and extinct relatives.

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