A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina

Peirosaurids are a group of Cretaceous continental crocodyliforms from Gondwana. Two species are known from the Neuquén Group in Argentina: <i>Lomasuchus palpebrosus</i> (Portezuelo Formation, late Turonian–early Coniacian) and <i>Gasparinisuchus peirosauroides</i> (Bajo de l...

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Autores principales: Barrios, Francisco, Carabajal, Ariana Paulina, Bona, Paula
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/103119
http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/2903
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Bayomesasuchus
Peirosauridae
Formación Cerro Lisandro
Cretácico
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Bayomesasuchus
Peirosauridae
Formación Cerro Lisandro
Cretácico
Barrios, Francisco
Carabajal, Ariana Paulina
Bona, Paula
A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Bayomesasuchus
Peirosauridae
Formación Cerro Lisandro
Cretácico
description Peirosaurids are a group of Cretaceous continental crocodyliforms from Gondwana. Two species are known from the Neuquén Group in Argentina: <i>Lomasuchus palpebrosus</i> (Portezuelo Formation, late Turonian–early Coniacian) and <i>Gasparinisuchus peirosauroides</i> (Bajo de la Carpa and Anacleto formations, Santonian and early Campanian, respectively). Here, we describe the first peirosaurid from the Cerro Lisandro Formation, <i>Bayomesasuchus hernandezi</i> gen. et sp. nov. The material corresponds to a fragmentary skull and mandible. Although fragmentary, this is the most complete crocodyliform specimen recorded for the Cerro Lisandro Formation. In a phylogenetic analysis <i>Bayomesasuchus</i> is depicted in a polytomy together with South American peirosaurids and the African form <i>Hamadasuchus rebouli</i>.
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author Barrios, Francisco
Carabajal, Ariana Paulina
Bona, Paula
author_facet Barrios, Francisco
Carabajal, Ariana Paulina
Bona, Paula
author_sort Barrios, Francisco
title A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_short A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort new peirosaurid (crocodyliformes, mesoeucrocodylia) from the upper cretaceous of patagonia, argentina
publishDate 2016
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/103119
http://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/2903
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