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Re: Purussaurus

> 
> Purrusaurus was a gigantic alligatorid (caiman or alligator) of the Miocene
> (mid-Cenozoic) of Amazonia.  Estimates of its mass put it at about 15-18
> tonnes, or 3 times as heavy as a T. rex!
> 
>                               
> Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.                                 
> tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov
> 
> 
> 
Tom,
        Do you have a reference for this "humongous" alligatorid?
                Thanks in advance,
                                        Martin Dubreuil
                                        Departement d'anthropologie
                                        Universite de Montreal