Pseudogavialis
| Pseudogavialis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| The holotype skull of Pseudogavialis (A-E) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Superfamily: | Gavialoidea |
| Genus: | †Pseudogavialis Courville et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †P. curvirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pseudogavialis curvirostris (Lydekker, 1886) | |
Pseudogavialis is an extinct genus of gavialoid from the Oligocene to Miocene Laki and Bugti Hills of Pakistan (probably the Chitarwata and Chinji Formations). Pseudogavialis was originally named by Richard Lydekker as "Gharialis" curvirostris in 1886, a misspelling of Gavialis, the genus that contains today's Indian gharial. Eventually it was recognized that the material belonged to a distinct genus, which was named Pseudogavialis in 2025. Like the closely related modern Indian gharial, Pseudogavialis had long and slender jaws with numerous interlocking teeth. It might have reached a length of up to 6–7 metres (20–23 ft).