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Uberabasuchus terrificus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Uberabasuchus terrificus was named by Carvalho et al. (2004). Its type specimen is CPPLIP no. 630, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra do Veadinho, Uberaba, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in the Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Peirosaurus torminni by Lio et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Uberabasuchus terrificus Carvalho et al. p. 980 figs. 3-5
2006Uberabasuchus terrificus Nobre and Carvalho
2010Uberabasuchus terrificus Turner and Sertich
2011Uberabasuchus terrificus Carvalho et al.
2012Uberabasuchus terrificus Bronzati et al.
2014Uberabasuchus terrificus Sertich and O'Connor
2019Uberabasuchus terrificus Wilberg and Turner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
infraorderNotosuchiaGasparini 1971
ZiphosuchiaOrtega et al. 2000
Sebecia
Peirosauridae(Gasparini 1982)
genusUberabasuchus
speciesterrificus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Uberabasuchus terrificus Carvalho et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2010-12-05 17:18:13
Modified: 2010-12-05 00:18:13
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carvalho et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Crocodylia indet. (type locality: 32346)