Campinasuchus

Cam-pe-nah-su-kus.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Campinasuchus.

Phonetic

Cam-pe-nah-su-kus.

Named By

I.‭ ‬d.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Teixeira,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ferraz,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Ribeiro,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Neto,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Sertich,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cunha,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cunha‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ferraz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Sebecosuchia,‭ ‬Baurusuchidae,‭ ‬Pissarrachampsinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬dinizi‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Adamantina Formation.

Time Period

Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and dentary.

In Depth

       Campinasuchus is a genus of sebecosuchian crocodylomorph that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately little is known about Campinasuchus,‭ ‬though the genus is thought to be related to Pissarrachampsa and Wargosuchus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Campinasuchus dinizi gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new Late Cretaceous baurusuchid‭ (‬Crocodyliformes‭) ‬from the Bauru Basin,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬2871:19-42.‭ ‬-‭ ‬I.‭ ‬d.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Teixeira,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ferraz,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Ribeiro,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Neto,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Sertich,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cunha,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cunha‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ferraz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011. – Postcranial skeleton of Campinasuchus dinizi (Crocodyliformes, Baurusuchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil, with comments on the ontogeny and ecomorphology of the species. – Cretaceous Research. 70: 163–188. – Leonardo Cotts, Andr� Eduardo Piacentini Pinheiro, Thiago da Silva Marinho, Ismar Carvalho & Fabio Di Dario – 2017.

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