Barcinosuchus

Bar-sin-o-su-kus.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2016, May 6). Barcinosuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/barcinosuchus/

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Name

Barcinosuchus ‭(‬Cerro Barcino Formation crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bar-sin-o-su-kus.

Named By

Juan Mart�n Leardi‭ & ‬Diego Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Peirosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬gradilis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Chubut Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cerro Barcino Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬lower jaw and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Barcinosuchus is a genus of peirosaurid crocodile that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The first crocodyliform from the Chubut Group‭ (‬Chubut Province,‭ ‬Argentina‭) ‬and its phylogenetic position within basal Mesoeucrocodylia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬30‭ (‬6‭)‬:‭ ‬1376‭–‬1386.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Juan Mart�n Leardi‭ & ‬Diego Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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