Uruguaysuchus

Uruguaysuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorphs from the Late Cretaceous Guichón Formation of Uruguay.[2][3][4] It was related to Simosuchus and Malawisuchus.[5] It was of small to moderate size reaching an estimated length of 120 centimetres (3.9 ft).[6]

Uruguaysuchus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian–Maastrichtian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Suborder: †Notosuchia
Family: †Uruguaysuchidae
Genus: †Uruguaysuchus
Rusconi, 1933
Type species
†Uruguaysuchus aznarezi
Rusconi, 1933
Synonyms
  • Uruguaysuchus terrai Rusconi, 1933[1]

References
  1. Fossilworks taxon 192418
  2. A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
  3. The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
  4. Dinosaur Eggs and Babies by Kenneth Carpenter, Karl F. Hirsch, and John R. Horner
  5. Turner, Alan H. (2004). "Crocodyliform biogeography during the Cretaceous: evidence of Gondwanan vicariance from biogeographical analysis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 271 (1552): 2003–2009. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2840. PMC 1691824. PMID 15451689.
  6. Li, Jinling (1985), A revision of Edentosuchus tienshanensis young from the Tugulu Group of Xinjiang Autonomous Region.



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