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Carandaisuchus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Sauropsida

Suborder
  
Eusuchia

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Crocodilia

Superfamily
  
Alligatoroidea

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Carandaisuchus is an extinct genus of caiman. Fossils have been found from the Ituzaingó Formation in Argentina. It was unique among crocodilians in having a pronounced bony occipital crest. The genus has been proposed to be synonymous with Mourasuchus, a strange nettosuchid with an unusually long, broad snout.

References

Carandaisuchus Wikipedia