Kingdom Animalia Family †Peirosauridae Rank Species | Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata | |
Genus †Uberabasuchus
Carvalho et al., 2004 Similar Peirosauridae, Mariliasuchus, Adamantinasuchus, Mahajangasuchus, Montealtosuchus |
Uberabasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. It was about 2.5 m long and appears to have a high skull like that of the sebecosuchians, but differs from them in having teeth with circular cross-section. Thus, rather than slicing flesh and blood vessels, it is likely to have inflicted powerful crushing bites (same is likely for Lomasuchus and Peirosaurus). The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator.
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