| Itasuchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Clade: | †Sebecosuchia |
| Clade: | †Sebecia |
| Family: | †Peirosauridae |
| Genus: | †Itasuchus Price,1955 |
| Type species | |
| †Itasuchus jesuinoi Price, 1955 | |
Itasuchus is anextinctgenus ofcrocodyliforms from theLate Cretaceous ofBrazil.[1]Fossils of thetype speciesI. jesuinoi, first described in 1955 byLlewellyn Ivor Price, have been found from theSerra da Galga Formation (Maastrichtian age) inUberaba,Brazil.[1]
It is known from a 370 mmskull, suggesting a total length of about 3 m (10 ft).[2]
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