Gavialis from the Pleistocene of Thailand and Its Relevance for Drainage Connections from India to Java

Jérémy Martin (1) , Eric Buffetaut (2) , Wilailuck Naksri , Komsorn Lauprasert , Julien Claude (3)

1 School of Earth Sciences [Bristol]
2 PEPS - PaleoEnvironnements et PaleobioSphere
3 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Background: The genus Gavialis comprises a single living but endangered species, G. gangeticus, as well as fossil species recorded in the Miocene to Pleistocene deposits of the Indian subcontinent. The genus is also represented in the Pleistocene deposits of Java by the species G. bengawanicus, which was recently recognized to be valid. Surprisingly, no detailed report of the genus exists between these two provinces and the recent evolutionary history of Gavialis is not understood.

Domaines: Sciences de la Terre; Paléontologie; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Biodiversité

Jérémy Martin, Eric Buffetaut, Wilailuck Naksri, Komsorn Lauprasert, Julien Claude. Gavialis from the Pleistocene of Thailand and Its Relevance for Drainage Connections from India to Java. PLoS ONE, 2012, 7 (9), ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0044541⟩. ⟨hal-01648586⟩