Purranisaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Purranisaurus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Middle to Late Jurassic period of Chile and Vaca Muerta of Argentina. Rusconi originally regarded Purranisaurus potens (the type species) to be a plesiosaur;[1] however, Gasparini demonstrated that it was in fact a metriorhynchid crocodyliform, and that may be a junior synonym of Metriorhynchus.[2] It was about 3.3 m (11 ft) long.[3]
Quick Facts Purranisaurus Temporal range: Tithonian, Scientific classification ...
Purranisaurus Temporal range: Tithonian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Thalattosuchia |
Family: | †Metriorhynchidae |
Subfamily: | †Geosaurinae |
Genus: | †Purranisaurus Rusconi 1948[1] |
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