| Baurusuchidae Fossil range: Turonian - Maastrichtian 90-65 Ma | |
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Baurusuchidae is a Gondwanan family of mesoeucrocodylians that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It was a clade of terrestrial hypercarnivorous crocodilians, currently known from South America (Argentina and Brazil) and India. Baurusuchidae is defined as the common ancestors of Baurusuchus and Stratiotosuchus and all their descendants.[1]
Genera[]
- Baurusuchus: genus from the Turonian - Santonian of Brazil.[2]
- Cynodontosuchus: genus from the Coniacian - Santonian of Argentina.[1]
- Pabwehshi: genus from the Maastrichtian of Pakistan.[3]
- Stratiotosuchus: genus from the Turonian - Santonian of Brazil.[2]
- Wargosuchus: genus from the Santonian of Argentina.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Carvalho IS, Campos ACA, Nobre PH. 2005. Baurusuchus salgadoensis, a new Crocodylomorpha (Cretaceous), Brazil. Gondwana Research 8: 11–30.
- ^ a b Candeiro CRA, Martinelli AG, Avilla LS, Rich TH. 2006. Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal. Cretaceous Research 27 (6): 923-946.
- ^ Wilson JA, Malkani MS, Gingerich PD. 2001. New crocodyliform (Reptilia, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous Pab Formation of Vitakri, Balochistan (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30: 321-336.
- ^ Martinelli AG, Pais DF. e-published 2008. A new baurusuchid crocodyliform (Archosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina). Comptes Rendus Palevol.
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