†Purussaurus brasiliensis Barbosa-Rodrigues 1892 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alternative combination: Caiman brasiliensis
Belongs to Purussaurus according to D. Riff et al. 2010
See also Aguilera et al. 2006 and Patterson 1936
Sister taxa: Purussaurus mirandai, Purussaurus neivensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rio Acre, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-deltaic siliciclastic in the Solimoes Formation of Brazil
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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