Uberabasuchus

Uberabasuchus ("Uberaba crocodile")[1] is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous Marília Formation of Brazil. It was about 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long and 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 (same is likely for Lomasuchus and Peirosaurus). The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator.[2]

Uberabasuchus Temporal range: Campanian-Maastrichtian ~85–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Uberabasuchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Family:	†Peirosauridae
Genus:	†Uberabasuchus Carvalho et al. 2004
Species
†U. terrificus Carvalho et al. 2004 (type)

References

1. Uberabasuchus at Fossilworks.org
2. Crocodiles in the shadow of dinosaurs

Further reading

• Uberabasuchus terrificus sp. nov., a New Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil - original description of genus (pdf)