Armadillosuchus Marinho and Carvalho 2009 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Sphagesauridae

Full reference: T. S. Marinho and I. d. S. Carvalho. 2009. An armadillo-like sphagesaurid crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 27(1):36-41

Parent taxon: Sphagesaurinae according to A. E. P. Pinheiro et al. 2021

See also Iori and Carvalho 2011, Iori et al. 2013, Marinho and Carvalho 2009, Martinelli et al. 2018, Pol et al. 2014, Ruiz et al. 2021, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Turner and Sertich 2010

Sister taxa: Caryonosuchus, Sphagesaurus

Subtaxa: Armadillosuchus arrudai

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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