Uruguaysuchidae

Uruguaysuchidae

Uruguaysuchidae

Extinct family of reptiles

Uruguaysuchidae is a family of notosuchian crocodyliforms that lived in South America and Africa during the Cretaceous period. It includes the genera Araripesuchus and Uruguaysuchus. Below is a cladogram from Soto et al. (2011):[1]

Notosuchia

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References

  1. [1]
    Soto, M.; Pol, D.; Perea, D. (2011). "A new specimen of Uruguaysuchus aznarezi (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the middle Cretaceous of Uruguay and its phylogenetic relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (S1): S173–S198. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00717.x. hdl:11336/69086.


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