An artistic reconstruction of *Purussaurus neivensis* attacking the herbivorous mammal *Pericotoxodon platignathus* in the La Venta ecosystem of Colombia during the Miocene. The illustration is based on fossils and bite marks and is not a direct record of the event.

An artistic reconstruction of *Purussaurus neivensis* attacking the herbivorous mammal *Pericotoxodon platignathus* in the La Venta ecosystem of Colombia during the Miocene. The illustration is based on fossils and bite marks and is not a direct record of the event.

An artistic reconstruction of *Purussaurus neivensis* attacking the herbivorous mammal *Pericotoxodon platignathus* in the La Venta ecosystem of Colombia during the Miocene. The illustration is based on fossils and bite marks and is not a direct record of the event.