Uruguaysuchus
Encyclopedia
Uruguaysuchus is an extinct genus
of crocodylomorph
from the Late Cretaceous
of Uruguay
. It was related to Simosuchus
and Malawisuchus
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crocodylomorph
Crocodylomorpha
The Crocodylomorpha are an important group of archosaurs that include the crocodilians and their extinct relatives.During Mesozoic and early Tertiary times the Crocodylomorpha were far more diverse than they are now. Triassic forms were small, lightly built, active terrestrial animals. These were...
from the Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series...
of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It was related to Simosuchus
Simosuchus
Simosuchus is an extinct genus of notosuchian crocodylomorphs from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. It is named for its unusually short skull. Fully grown individuals were about in length. The type species is S. clarki, found from the Maevarano Formation in Mahajanga Province.The teeth of S...
and Malawisuchus
Malawisuchus
Malawisuchus is an extinct genus of notosuchian mesoeucrocodylian from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi. It was described in 1997 by Elizabeth Gomani as a member of the family Notosuchidae. The type species is M. mwakasyungutiensis, referring to Mwakasyunguti, the area of northern Malawi where it...
.
Sources
- A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
- The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
- Dinosaur Eggs and Babies by Kenneth Carpenter, Karl F. Hirsch, and John R. Horner