Itasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliforms from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil.[1] Fossils of the type species I. jesuinoi, first described in 1955 by Llewellyn Ivor Price, have been found from the Serra da Galga Formation (Maastrichtian age) in Uberaba, Brazil.[1]
| Itasuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Clade: | †Sebecosuchia |
| Clade: | †Sebecia |
| Family: | †Peirosauridae |
| Genus: | †Itasuchus Price, 1955 |
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| †Itasuchus jesuinoi Price, 1955
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It is known from a 370 mm skull, suggesting a total length of about 3 m (10 ft).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Price, L. I. (1955). "Novos crocodilídeos dos arenitos da Série Bauru. Cretáceo do Estado de Minas Gerais". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 27: 487–498.
- ^ "croco metasuchia". paleopedia.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08.
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