Purranisaurus potens Rusconi 1948

Reptilia - Loricata - Metriorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Metriorhynchus potens

Belongs to Purranisaurus according to Y. Herrera et al. 2015

See also Bronzati et al. 2012, Gasparini and Fernández 2005, Welles 1962 and Young et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MJCM PV 2060, a partial skeleton (posterior and midportion of the skull, and a fragment of the mandible). Its type locality is Arroyo del Cajón Grande, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian marine horizon in the Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina.

Distribution: found only at Arroyo del Cajón Grande

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