Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae
Full reference: Z. Gasparini, L. M. Chiappe, and M. Fernandez. 1991. A new Senonian peirosaurid (Crocodylomorpha) from Argentina and a synopsis of the South American Cretaceous crocodilians. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(3):316-333
Parent taxon: Peirosauridae according to C. S. C. Nicholl et al. 2021
See also Barrios et al. 2016, Bronzati et al. 2012, Carvalho et al. 2004, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Gasparini et al. 1991, Larsson and Sues 2007, Lio et al. 2016, Martin et al. 2010, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Ortega et al. 2000, Pol et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Pol and Norell 2004, Sertich and O'Connor 2014, Soto et al. 2011, Turner and Sertich 2010 and Zaher et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Amargasuchus, Barcinosuchus, Barrosasuchus, Bayomesasuchus, Fortignathus, Gasparinisuchus, Hamadasuchus, Kinesuchus, Lomasuchinae, Miadanasuchus, Montealtosuchus, Patagosuchus, Peirosaurinae, Pepesuchinae, Rukwasuchus, Stolokrosuchus, Trematochampsidae, Uberabasuchus
Subtaxa: Lomasuchus palpebrosus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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