Guarinisuchus

<i>Guarinisuchus</i>

Guarinisuchus

Extinct genus of reptiles

Guarinisuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Early Paleocene 62 million years ago of the Maria Farinha Formation, Brazil.[1] The type species is G. munizi. It was a dominant predator in its environment,[citation needed] and probably reached a length of 3 metres (9.8 ft). Guarinisuchus appears to be closely related to marine crocodylomorphs found in Africa, which supports the hypothesis that the group originated in Africa and migrated to South America before spreading into the waters off the North American coast.[2]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Size (2), compared to other Brazilian Cretaceous Crocodylomorphs

References

  1. [1]
    Guarinisuchus at Fossilworks.org
  2. [2]
    The new Brazilian crocodile

Further reading

  • Barbosa, José Antonio; Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner; Maria Somália Sales Viana (March 2008). "New dyrosaurid crocodylomorph and evidences for faunal turnover at the K–P transition in Brazil". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 275 (1641): 1385–91. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.0110. PMC 2602706. PMID 18364311.
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