Bayomesasuchus hernandezi Barrios et al. 2016 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: F. Barrios, A. Paulina-Carabajal, and P. Bona. 2016. A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Ameghiniana 53(1):14-25

Belongs to Bayomesasuchus according to F. Barrios et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCF PVPH-822, a partial skull. Its type locality is Cerro Bayo Mesa, NF1 [MCF], which is in a Turonian/Turonian channel siltstone in the Cerro Lisandro Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro Bayo Mesa, NF1 [MCF]

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