Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae
Full reference: A. G. Martinelli, J. J. W. Sertich, A. C. Garrido and A. M. Praderio. 2012. A new peirosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina: Implications for specimens referred to Peirosaurus torminni Price (Crocodyliformes: Peirosauridae). Cretaceous Research 37:191-200
Belongs to Gasparinisuchus according to J. J. W. Sertich and P. M. O'Connor 2014
See also Martinelli et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MOZ 1750 PV, a partial skeleton (Partial skull, lower jaws & associated postcrania). Its type locality is Lomo de La Lata, 600m NE of Pozo 18 (YPF), which is in a Santonian terrestrial sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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