A combined fossil, morphology and molecular model tests the shallow molecular divergence of living gharials against a long fossil record.
Represented range0–0 Ma
RegionsGlobal fossil and living-taxon model
CladesCrocodylia · Gavialis · Tomistoma
Claim ledger
topology · medium
A combined tip-dated analysis of 117 living and fossil crocodyliform taxa, 278 morphological characters and 9284 molecular base pairs groups Gavialis with Tomistoma and places sampled thoracosaurs outside the living crown; alternative analyses differ, so topology and divergence times are model results.