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
Belongs to Lomasuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Gasparini et al. 1991, Martinelli and Pais 2008, Nascimento and Zaher 2010 and Turner and Sertich 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MOZ 4084 PV, a skull (skull and fragment of the left mandibular ramus). Its type locality is Embalse Cerros Colorados, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial sandstone in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.
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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