Itasuchus

I-ta-soo-kus.
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Name

Itasuchus.

Phonetic

I-ta-soo-kus.

Named By

Llewellyn Ivor Price‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Notosuchia,‭ ‬Trematochampsidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬jesuinoi‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬37‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length estimated to be about‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mar�lia Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Itasuchus is a genus of extinct notosuchian from the late Cretaceous of Brazil.‭ ‬Itasuchus is considered to have been similar to Barreirosuchus which is from slightly earlier during the late Cretaceous,‭ ‬and Caririsuchus which is known from the late early Cretaceous.‭ ‬All three of these genera are known from Brazil.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Novos crocodil�deos dos arenitos da S�rie Bauru.‭ ‬Cret�ceo do Estado de Minas Gerais‭ [‬New crocodilians from the Baur� Series sandstones,‭ ‬Cretaceous of Minas Gerais state‭] ‬-‭ ‬Llewellyn Ivor Price‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955.

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