†Brasilosuchus mendesi Souza Filho and Bocquetin Villanueva 1989 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: J. P. Souza Filho and J. Bocquetin Villanueva. 1989. Brasilosuchus mendesi n.g., n.sp., um novo representante da familia Gavialidae do Neógeno do Estado do Acre, Brasil. Anais do XI Congresso Brasileiro de Paleontologia 1:457-463
Belongs to Brasilosuchus according to J. P. Souza Filho and J. Bocquetin Villanueva 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UFAC 1664, a partial skull (Premaxilla). Its type locality is Niteroi, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Niteroi
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