Genus Gavialis (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Gavialidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Gavialis gangeticus is the only surviving species of the genus Gavialis.
- The genus Gavialis and its close relatives are known from fossil remains found in Africa and Eurasia.
- Fossil records show that the genus Gavialis has remained largely unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs.
- Some authors consider the genus Gavialis a synonym of the genus Gavialosuchus.
- The genus Gavialis is closely related to the genus Tomistoma.