Oscar Wilson

“Our new study shows that crocodylians in particular were the region's most important predators, especially when it came to hunting large prey.”

Oscar Wilson · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17

Wilson summarizes the study's finding that crocodylians were the region's leading predators, especially of large prey.

“There was so much prey available that mammalian predators couldn't have eaten it all,”

Oscar Wilson · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17

Wilson describes the abundance of prey in Miocene South America and the limits of mammalian predators.

“The frequency of marks likely made by Purussaurus suggests that it was an important predator in these tropical ecosystems,”

Oscar Wilson · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17

Wilson comments on bite marks on herbivore fossils indicating Purussaurus was a major predator.