In Depth
Comahuesuchus is a notosuchian crocodile that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous period. The description of Anatosuchus in 2003 led to the idea that Anatosuchus and Comahuesuchus were close relatives, however a 2006 paper by Andrade, Bertini and Pinheiro came to the conclusion that they were not closely related. Instead a possible close relative of Comahuesuchus is the genus Mariliasuchus.
Further Reading
- Los vertebrados f�siles de la Formaci�n Rio Colorado, de la Ciudad de Neuqu�n y Cercan�as, Cret�cico Superior, Argentina [The vertebrate fossils of the Rio Colorado Formation, from the city of Neuqu�n and surrounding areas, Upper Cretaceous, Argentina]. - Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia'” e Instituto Nacional de Investigaci�n de las Ciencias Naturales: Paleontolog�a 4(3):17-123. - J. F. Bonaparte - 1991. - New cranial remains of Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis (Archosauria, Crocodyliformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Rio Negro province, Argentina. - AMEGHINIANA - Agustin G. Martinelli - 2003. - A new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (2): 477-482. - P. C. Sereno, C. A. Sidor, H. C. E. Larsson & B. Gado - 2003. - Observations on the palate and choanae structures in Mesoeucrocodylia (Archosauria, Crocodylomorpha): phylogenetic implications. - Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia 9 (3): 323-332.- M. B. Andrade, R. J. Bertini & A. E. P. Pinheiro - 2006.
