Purussaurus is an extinct genus of giant caiman that lived in South America of the Miocene epoch, from the Friasian to the Huayquerian in the SALMA classification. It is known from skull material found in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon, Colombian Villavieja Formation, Panamanian Culebra Formation, Urumaco and Socorro Formations of northern Venezuela.
It looked very similar to the modern caiman. Its size rivalled Sarcosuchus, Deinosuchus, and Rhamphosuchus. It lived in the Cenozoic Era, unlike the former two.
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Games[]
Jurassic World: Alive[]
Purussaurus is featured in Jurassic World: Alive as a rare fierce crocodilian with a common Gen 2 variant of the same class. It was misspelled as "Purrusaurus", but it was later corrected.
Jurassic World Play[]
Purussaurus is a collectable animal in the game.
Toys[]
Jurassic World: Rebirth[]
The Purussaurus is seen in the Jurassic World: Rebirth toyline as a gigantic tracker figure. It is the second prehistoric animal from the Cenozoic to appear as a toy after Gryposuchus.
