†Purranisaurus potens Rusconi 1948 (marine crocodile)
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Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Metriorhynchus potens
Belongs to Purranisaurus according to Y. Herrera et al. 2015
See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Gasparini and Fernández 2005, Welles 1962 and Young et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MJCM PV 2060, a partial skeleton (posterior and midportion of the skull, and a fragment of the mandible). Its type locality is Arroyo del Cajón Grande, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian marine horizon in the Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arroyo del Cajón Grande
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