†unranked clade Candidodontidae Carvalho et al. 2004 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Candidodontidae

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: Notosuchia according to J. C. Carvalho et al. 2025

See also Carvalho et al. 2004, Martin and de Lapparent de Broin 2016, Montefeltro et al. 2009 and O'Connor et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Comahuesuchidae, Coringasuchus, Eptalofosuchus, Eunotosuchia, Libycosuchidae, Llanosuchus, Peirosaurimorpha, Trematochampsa, Trematochampsa taqueti, Ziphosuchia

Subtaxa: Candidodon Lavocatchampsa Malawisuchus Pakasuchus Thilastikosuchus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections), Malawi (5), Morocco (1), Tanzania (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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