ɐn ɛkstˈɪŋkt ɡˈɛɹɪəl spˈiːsiːz, "ɡˌævɪˈɑːliz" pæpjˈuːənsˌɪs əkˈeɪʒənəli ɪnfˈɔːɹməli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz "mjˈʊɹrjuːə ɡˈɛɹɪəl", əkˈɜːd ɪn wˈʊdlɑːɹk ˈaɪlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə plˈɛstoʊsˌiːn ɔːɹ hˈɑːloʊsˌiːn pˈiəɹɪəd.
An extinct gharial species, "Gavialis" papuensis (occasionally informally referred to as "Murua Gharial"), occurred in Woodlark Island during the Pleistocene or Holocene period.