Epoidesuchus tavaresae Ruiz et al. 2024 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: J. V. Ruiz, M. V. L. Queiroz, K. C. Martins, P. L. Godoy, F. V. Iori, M. C. Langer, F. C. Montefeltro and M. Bronzati. 2024. A new Peirosauridae (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from the Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous), with a revised phylogenetic analysis of Sebecia. The Anatomical Record

Belongs to Epoidesuchus according to J. V. Ruiz et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPMA 68-0001/11, a partial skeleton (fragmentary skull and one isolated cervical rib fragment). Its type locality is Catanduva (MPMA), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Adamantina Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Catanduva (MPMA)

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