Itasuchus Explained

Itasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliforms from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil.^[1] Fossils of the type species I. jesuinoi, first described in 1955 by Llewellyn Ivor Price, have been found from the Serra da Galga Formation (Maastrichtian age) in Uberaba, Brazil.^[1]

It is known from a 370 mm skull, suggesting a total length of about 3 m (10 ft).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Price . L. I. . 1955 . Novos crocodilídeos dos arenitos da Série Bauru. Cretáceo do Estado de Minas Gerais. . Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências . 27 . 487–498.
2. Web site: croco metasuchia . paleopedia.free.fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208081931/http://paleopedia.free.fr/croco_metasuchia.html . 2012-02-08.