Genus: Llanosuchus FIORELLI, LEARDI, HECHENLEITNER, POL, BASILICI, &
GRELLET-TINNER, 2016
Etymology: From Llanos (Los llanos geographic region),
the south east plains of La Rioja Province, Argentina; also form Sierra de Los Llanos (Los Llanos
mountain range), where the type outcrops of the Los Llanos Formation are
located, and Greek, souchos, "crocodile."
Species:
tamaensis
FIORELLI, LEARDI, HECHENLEITNER, POL, BASILICI, & GRELLET-TINNER, 2016
Etymology: In reference to the Tama village, La Rioja Province, Argentina.
Holotype: CRILAR-Pv 502
Locality: Colozacan valley, in the vicinity of Tunacata and Guasamayo, 4 km south of Tama village (Gral. Angel V. Penaloza Department), western slope fo Sierra de Los Llanos mountain range, southwestern region of La Rioja Province, Argentina.
Horizon: Llanos Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Campanian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Fragments of the left and right maxilla (supporting the left palatal lamina), both with maxillary teeth, fragmetns of the left jugal, left pterygoid and ectopterygoid, right dentary with teeth, and a small fragment of right dentary with surangular.
Llanosuchus tamaensis (modified from Fiorelli et al., 2016).