Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae
Full reference: Z. Gasparini, M. Fernandez, and J. Powell. 1993. New Tertiary sebecosuchians (Crocodylomorpha) from South America: phylogenetic implications. Historical Biology 7(1):1-20
Belongs to Bretesuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Carvalho et al. 2011, Montefeltro et al. 2011 and Turner and Sertich 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PVL 4735, a partial skull (Skull and jaw partially complete). Its type locality is Estancia El Brete (Paleocene), which is in a Paleocene floodplain sandstone/siltstone in the Maiz Gordo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Estancia El Brete (Paleocene)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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