Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alternative spelling: Purusaurus
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Aguilera et al. 2006, Bona 2007, Brochu 1999, Brochu 2010, Brochu 2011, Hastings et al. 2013, Jouve et al. 2008, Pinheiro et al. 2013 and Riff et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Bottosaurus, Caiman, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Protocaiman, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Purussaurus brasiliensis Purussaurus mirandai Purussaurus neivensis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (5), Colombia (8), Panama (2), Peru (13), Venezuela (19)
• Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene to Pliocene of Brazil (5)
Total: 55 collections including 62 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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