Barreirosuchus franciscoi Iori and Garcia 2012 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Itasuchidae

Full reference: F. V. Iori and K. L. Garcia. 2012. Barreirosuchus franciscoi, um novo Crocodylomorpha Trematochampsidae da Bacia Bauru, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Geociências 42(2):397-410

Belongs to Barreirosuchus according to F. V. Iori and K. L. Garcia 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPMA 04-0012/00, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and 4 vertebrae). Its type locality is 4 km west of Monte Alto, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Adamantina Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at 4 km west of Monte Alto

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