Comahuesuchus Bonaparte 1991 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1991. Los vertebrados fósiles de la Formación Rio Colorado, de la Ciudad de Neuquén y Cercanías, Cretácico Superior, Argentina [The vertebrate fossils of the Rio Colorado Formation, from the city of Neuquén and surrounding areas, Upper Cretaceous, Argentina]. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Paleontología 4(3):17-123

Parent taxon: Baurusuchia according to K. C. Martins et al. 2024

See also Andrade and Bertini 2008, Bonaparte 1991, Bronzati et al. 2012, Carvalho et al. 2004, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Iori and Carvalho 2011, Martin et al. 2010, Martinelli 2003, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Novas et al. 2009, Pol et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Pol and Norell 2004, Ruiz et al. 2021, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014, Soto et al. 2011, Turner 2006, Turner and Sertich 2010 and Zaher et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Baurusuchidae, Ogresuchus, Razanandrongobe

Subtaxa: Comahuesuchus bonapartei Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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