Cuvier had begun studying the fossils of crocodiles found near Caen and Honfleur in France. (They were, in fact, gavials, fine-jawed crocodiles that are nowadays found in India).
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Gavial
//ˈɡeɪ.vi.əl//
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Although human remains and jewelry have been found in their stomachs, gavials are not as fierce as many alligators and crocodiles.
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Gavials (or gharials) are found only on the northern Indian subcontinent, where most are riverine, being best adapted to calmer areas in deep fast-flowing rivers.
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