Piscogavialis jugaliperforatus Kraus 1998 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Gavialidae

Full reference: R. Kraus. 1998. The cranium of Piscogavialis jugalipeforatus n. nen., n. sp. (Gavialidae, Crocodylia) from the Miocene of Peru. Palaeontologische Zeischrift 72(3/4):389-406

Belongs to Piscogavialis according to D. Riff et al. 2010

See also Kraus 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMNK 1282 PAL, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Sud Sacaco, Montemar, which is in a Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Peru (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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