Roxochampsa Piacentini Pinheiro et al. 2018 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata - Itasuchidae

Full reference: A. E. Piacentini Pinheiro, P. V. L. G. C. Pereira, R. G. Souza, A. S. Brum, R. T. Lopes, A. S. Machado, L. P. Bergqvist, and F. M. Simbras. 2018. Reassessment of the enigmatic crocodyliform "Goniopholis" paulistanus Roxo, 1936: Historical approach, systematic, and description by new materials. PLoS ONE 13(8):e0199984:1-45

Parent taxon: Itasuchidae according to A. E. P. Pinheiro et al. 2023

See also Piacentini Pinheiro et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Antaeusuchus, Barreirosuchus, Itasuchus

Subtaxa: Roxochampsa paulistanus

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Type: Goniopholis paulistanus

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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