Uberabasuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Uberabasuchus ("Uberaba crocodile")[1] is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. It 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 . The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator.[2]
| Uberabasuchus Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
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| Skeletal reconstruction, osteoderms omitted | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Family: | †Peirosauridae |
| Genus: | †Uberabasuchus Carvalho et al. 2004 |
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