Itasuchus
| Itasuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Life reconstruction of Itasuchus jesuinoi | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Family: | †Peirosauridae |
| Genus: | †ItasuchusPrice, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| †Itasuchus jesuinoi Price, 1955 | |
Itasuchus is an extinctgenus of crocodyliforms from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil.[1]Fossils of the type speciesI. jesuinoi, first described in 1955 by Llewellyn Ivor Price, have been found from the Serra da Galga Formation (Maastrichtian age) in Uberaba, Brazil.[1] It is known from a 370 mm skull, suggesting a total length of about 3 m (10 ft).[2]
References
- ^ abPrice, L. I. (1955). "Novos crocodilídeos dos arenitos da Série Bauru. Cretáceo do Estado de Minas Gerais". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 27: 487–498.
- ^"croco metasuchia". paleopedia.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08.
 | This article about a prehistoricarchosaur is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
