Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: I. d. S. Carvalho, F. M. d. Vasconcellos, and S. A. S. Tavares. 2007. Montealtosuchus arrudacamposi, a new peirosaurid crocodile (Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation of Brazil. Zootaxa 1607:35-46

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. 2007, Geroto and Bertini 2019, Lio et al. 2016, Pol et al. 2014, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Turner and Sertich 2010

Sister taxa: Amargasuchus, Barcinosuchus, Barrosasuchus, Bayomesasuchus, Colhuehuapisuchus, Fortignathus, Gasparinisuchus, Hamadasuchus, Kinesuchus, Lomasuchinae, Lomasuchus, Miadanasuchus, Patagosuchus, Peirosaurinae, Pepesuchinae, Rukwasuchus, Stolokrosuchus, Trematochampsidae, Uberabasuchus

Subtaxa: Montealtosuchus arrudacamposi

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rural road at Monte Alto and Taiaçu border (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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