Almadasuchus figarii Pol et al. 2013 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: D. Pol, O. W. M. Rauhut, A. Lecuona, J. M. Leardi, X. Xu and J. M. Clark. 2013. A new fossil from the Jurassic of Patagonia reveals the early basicranial evolution and the origins of Crocodyliformes. Biological Reviews 88(4):862-872

Belongs to Almadasuchus according to R. B. Irmis et al. 2013

See also Pol et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPEF PV 3838 (undistorted posterior half of the skull, further isolated elements of skull and lower jaws, fragmentary postcranium). Its type locality is Puesto Almada, 15 km north of the village of Cerro Cóndor, 30m above fish beds, which is in an Oxfordian fluvial sandstone in the Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Puesto Almada, 15 km north of the village of Cerro Cóndor, 30m above fish beds

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