Ayllusuchus

Ayllusuchus is an extinct genus of sebecid mesoeucrocodylian. Fossils have been found in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina (Eocene age, Casamayoran).[1][2][3]

Ayllusuchus
Temporal range: Early-Late Eocene (Casamayoran)
~48 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Subclass:
Diapsida
Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(unranked):
Crurotarsi
Superorder:
Crocodylomorpha
(unranked):
Mesoeucrocodylia
Family:
†Sebecidae
Genus:
†Ayllusuchus

Gasparini, 1984
Species
  • A. fernandezi Gasparini, 1984 (type)

References
  1. Ayllusuchus at Fossilworks.org
  2. Turner, Alan H.; Calvo, Jorge O. (2005). "A new sebecosuchian crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0087:ANSCFT]2.0.CO;2.
  3. Paolillo, Alfredo; Linares, Omar J. (2007). "Nuevos cocodrilos Sebecosuchia del Cenozoico Suramericano (Mesosuchia: Crocodylia)". Paleobiologia Neotropical. 3: 1–25.


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