Re: Purussaurus

[jdharris@teal.csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)]

>        Do you have a reference for this "humongous" alligatorid?
>                Thanks in advance,
>                                        Martin Dubreuil
>                                        Departement d'anthropologie
>                                        Universite de Montreal
>


Martin et al -

        I don't know about scientific papers on the subject, but a nice
introductory paper is "Uncovering the Mysteries of the Amazon:  Vertebrate
Paleontology Reveals Creatures Great and Small" by Kenneth E. Campbell and
Carl D. Frailey in _Terra_ 29(2-3) [Winter/Spring '90/91], pp. 36-48.  This
is a magazine put out by the Los Angeles County Museum, and has some great
info on _Purussaurus_, including some nice photos.


Jerry D. Harris
Denver Museum of Natural History
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Denver, CO  80205
(303) 370-6403
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to her daugher:

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