Pehuenchesuchus Turner and Calvo 2005 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: A. H. Turner and J. O. Calvo. 2005. A new sebecosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):87-98

Parent taxon: Sebecosuchia according to D. Pol et al. 2012

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Pol and Powell 2011, Turner 2006 and Turner and Calvo 2005

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

Subtaxa: Pehuenchesuchus enderi

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cañadón Río Seco (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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