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Uberabasuchus

Uberabasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. It appears to have a high skull like that of the sebecosuchians, but differs from them in having teeth with circular cross-section. Thus, rather than slicing flesh and blood vessels, it is likely to have inflicted powerful crushing bites. The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator.

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Uberabasuchus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Life restoration of Uberabasuchus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Notosuchia
Family: Peirosauridae
Genus: Uberabasuchus
Carvalho et al. 2004
Species
  • U. terrificus Carvalho et al. 2004 (type)

Uberabasuchus ("Uberaba crocodile")1 is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. It appears to have a high skull like that of the sebecosuchians, but differs from them in having teeth with circular cross-section. Thus, rather than slicing flesh and blood vessels, it is likely to have inflicted powerful crushing bites . The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator.2

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References

  1. Uberabasuchus at Fossilworks.org
  2. "Crocodiles in the shadow of dinosaurs". Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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