Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alternative combinations: Caiman neivensis, Dinosuchus neivensis
Full reference: C. C. Mook. 1941. A new fossil crocodilian from Colombia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 91(3122):55-61
Belongs to Purussaurus according to D. Riff et al. 2010
See also Aguilera et al. 2006, Langston 1965, Mook 1941 and Stirton 1953
Sister taxa: Purussaurus brasiliensis, Purussaurus mirandai
Type specimen: USNM 10889, a partial skeleton (6 vertebrae, ribs, and parts of maxilla and dentaries). Its type locality is Between Neiva and the River Bache, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Colombia.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (7 collections), Peru (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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