Araripesuchus

Araripesuchus
Temporal range: Early - Late Cretaceous, 125–66 Ma
Skull of A. wegeneri from different angles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: †Notosuchia
Family: †Uruguaysuchidae
Genus: †Araripesuchus
Price, 1959
Species
  • †A. gomesii Price, 1959 (type)
  • †A. buitreraensis Pol & Apesteguia, 2005
  • †A. manzanensis Fernández Dumont et al., 2024
  • †A. patagonicus Ortega et al., 2000
  • †A. tsangatsangana Turner, 2006
  • †A. rattoides Sereno & Larsson, 2009
  • †A. wegeneri Buffetaut, 1981

Araripesuchus is a genus of extinct crocodyliform that existed during the Cretaceous period of the late Mesozoic era some 125 to 66 million years ago.[1][2] Araripesuchus is generally considered to be a notosuchian (belonging to the clade Mesoeucrocodylia), characterized by the varied teeth types and distinct skull elements.[3] Seven species have been referred to Araripesuchus, though it has been argued that the phylogenetic position of this genus is uncertain, and that taxonomic revision is required.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Buffetaut1981 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Price, L. I. (1959). "Sobre um crocodilideo notossuquio do Cretacico Brasileiro". Boletim Divisao de Geolgia e Mineralogia Rio de Janeiro. 118: 1–55.