Reptilia - Loricata - Sphagesauridae
Full reference: J. V. Ruiz, M. Bronzati, G. S. Ferreira, K. C. Martins, M. V. Queiroz, M. C. Langer, and F. C. Montefeltro. 2021. A new species of Caipirasuchus (Notosuchia, Sphagesauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the evolutionary history of Sphagesauria. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19(4):265-287
Belongs to Caipirasuchus according to J. V. Ruiz et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Caipirasuchus catanduvensis, Caipirasuchus mineirus, Caipirasuchus montealtensis, Caipirasuchus paulistanus, Caipirasuchus stenognathus
Type specimen: LAPEISA-0001, a partial skull. Its type locality is Roadside outcrop at 111 km on SP-463 highway, which is in a Turonian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Santo Anastácio Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Roadside outcrop at 111 km on SP-463 highway
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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