| Guarinisuchus | |
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| Life restoration ofGuarinisuchus munizi | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Family: | †Dyrosauridae |
| Genus: | †Guarinisuchus Barbosaet al.,2008 |
| Type species | |
| †G. munizi Barbosaet al., 2008 | |
Guarinisuchus is anextinctgenus of marine crocodyliform from the EarlyPaleocene 62 million years ago in theMaria Farinha Formation,Brazil.[1] Thetype species isG. munizi. It was a dominant predator in its environment,[citation needed] and probably reached a length of 3 metres (9.8 ft).Guarinisuchus appears to be closely related to marine crocodylomorphs found inAfrica, which supports the hypothesis that the group originated in Africa and migrated toSouth America before spreading into the waters off the North American coast.[2]
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