Reptilia - Loricata - Peirosauridae

Full reference: I. d. S. Carvalho, L. C. B. Ribeiro, and L. S. Avilla. 2004. Uberabasuchus terrificus sp. nov., a new Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil. Gondwana Research 7(4):975-1002

Parent taxon: Peirosauridae according to C. S. C. Nicholl et al. 2021

See also Barrios et al. 2016, Bronzati et al. 2012, Carvalho et al. 2004, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Geroto and Bertini 2019, Larsson and Sues 2007, Lio et al. 2016, Nobre and Carvalho 2006, Pol et al. 2012, Pol et al. 2014, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Turner and Sertich 2010

Sister taxa: Amargasuchus, Barcinosuchus, Barrosasuchus, Bayomesasuchus, Fortignathus, Gasparinisuchus, Hamadasuchus, Kinesuchus, Lomasuchinae, Lomasuchus, Miadanasuchus, Montealtosuchus, Patagosuchus, Peirosaurinae, Pepesuchinae, Rukwasuchus, Stolokrosuchus, Trematochampsidae

Subtaxa: Uberabasuchus terrificus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sierra do Veadinho, Uberaba (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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