†Purranisaurus Rusconi 1948 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Parent taxon: Geosaurini according to Y. Herrera et al. 2015
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Cau and Fanti 2011, Kuhn 1966, Welles 1962 and Young et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Dakosaurina, Geosaurina, Plesiosuchina
Subtaxa: Purranisaurus potens
Type: Purranisaurus potens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arroyo del Cajón Grande (Jurassic of Argentina)
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