Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Synonyms: Carandaisuchus Gasparini 1985, Nettosuchus Langston 1965
Parent taxon: Caimaninae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Bocquentin and Souza Filho 1990, Bocquentin Villanueva 1984, Bona 2007, Brochu 1999, Brochu 2010, Brochu 2011, Carroll 1988, Cidade et al. 2017, Gasparini 1985, Hastings et al. 2013, Langston 1965, Langston 1966, Langston and Gasparini 1997, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Riff et al. 2010 and Silva Lacerda et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Brachychampsa, Caiman tremembensis, Centenariosuchus, Ceratosuchus, Chinatichampsus, Culebrasuchus, Globidentosuchus, Gnatusuchus, Jacarea, Kuttanacaiman, Nettosuchidae, Orthogenysuchus, Stangerochampsa, Wannaganosuchus
Subtaxa: Mourasuchus amazonensis Mourasuchus arendsi Mourasuchus atopus Mourasuchus pattersoni
Type: Mourasuchus amazonensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Brazil (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Bolivia (2), Brazil (6), Colombia (7), Peru (4), Venezuela (14)
• Eocene to Pliocene of Brazil (1)
Total: 36 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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