Reptilia - Loricata - Sphagesauridae
Full reference: F. V. Iori and I. S. Carvalho. 2011. Caipirasuchus paulistanus, a new sphagesaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Adamantina Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Turonian–Santonian), Bauru Basin, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(6):1255-1264
Parent taxon: Caipirasuchinae according to A. E. P. Pinheiro et al. 2021
See also Iori and Carvalho 2011, Iori et al. 2013, Martinelli et al. 2018, Pol et al. 2014 and Ruiz et al. 2021
Sister taxon: Morrinhosuchus
Subtaxa: Caipirasuchus attenboroughi Caipirasuchus mineirus Caipirasuchus montealtensis Caipirasuchus paulistanus Caipirasuchus stenognathus
Type: Caipirasuchus paulistanus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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