Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: R. A. Coria, F. Ortega, A. B. Arcucci and P. J. Currie. 2019. A new and complete peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from Sierra Barrosa (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 95:89-105

Parent taxon: Peirosauridae according to C. S. C. Nicholl et al. 2021

See also Coria et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Amargasuchus, Barcinosuchus, Bayomesasuchus, Fortignathus, Gasparinisuchus, Hamadasuchus, Kinesuchus, Lomasuchinae, Lomasuchus, Miadanasuchus, Montealtosuchus, Patagosuchus, Peirosaurinae, Pepesuchinae, Rukwasuchus, Stolokrosuchus, Trematochampsidae, Uberabasuchus

Subtaxa: Barrosasuchus neuquenianus

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Type: Barrosasuchus neuquenianus

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sierra Barrosa (Bajo de la Carpa) [MCF] (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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