†family Sebecidae Savage 1951 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Sebecidae

Full reference: D. E. Savage. 1951. Report on Fossil Vertebrates from the Upper Magdalena Valley, Colombia. Science 114(2955):186-187

Parent taxon: Sebecosuchia according to A. G. Sellés et al. 2020

See also Buffetaut 1982, Busbey 1986, Carroll 1988, Carvalho et al. 2004, Colbert 1946, Gasparini 1984, Gasparini et al. 1991, Kuhn 1966, Larsson and Sues 2007, Pol et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Riff et al. 2010 and Turner and Calvo 2005

Sister taxa: Bergisuchidae, Bergisuchus, Bretesuchidae, Dentaneosuchus, Doratodon, Eremosuchus, Iberosuchus, Induszalimidae, Pabwehshi, Pehuenchesuchus, Wanosuchidae

Subtaxa: Ayllusuchus Barinasuchus Bretesuchus Ilchunaia Langstonia Lorosuchus Sahitisuchus Sebecus Zulmasuchus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (4 collections), Peru (3), Venezuela (1)

• Deseadan of Argentina (1)

• Oligocene of Peru (4)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)

• Eocene of Argentina (11), Brazil (1), Peru (3), United States (2: California)

• Paleocene to Eocene of Brazil (1)

• Paleocene of Argentina (3), Bolivia (1)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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