Gryposuchus neogaeus Rusconi 1933 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Alternative combination: Ramphostoma neogaeus

Belongs to Gryposuchus according to D. Riff and O. A. Aguilera 2008

Sister taxa: Gryposuchus colombianus, Gryposuchus croizati, Gryposuchus jessei, Gryposuchus pachakamue

Type specimen: Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm.

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