Uberabasuchus
Uberabasuchus ("Uberaba crocodile") is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation of Brazil. It appears to have a high skull like that of the sebecosuchians, but differs from them in having teeth with circular cross-section. Thus, rather than slicing flesh and blood vessels, it is likely to have inflicted powerful crushing bites (same is likely for Lomasuchus and Peirosaurus). The post-crania and the geology suggesting an arid climate indicate that Uberabasuchus was likely a terrestrial predator. References Further reading Uberabasuchus terrificus sp. nov., a New Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Upper Cretaceous), Brazil - original description of genus (pdf) Peirosaurids Terrestrial crocodylomorphs Campanian life Maastrichtian life Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs of South America Cretaceous Brazil Fossils of Brazil Marília Formation Fossil taxa described in 2004 Prehistoric pseudosuchian genera