Genus of extinct crocodilians
Titanochampsa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Maastrichtian
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Clade :
Archosauria
Clade :
Pseudosuchia
Clade :
Crocodylomorpha
Clade :
Crocodyliformes
Clade :
Mesoeucrocodylia
Genus:
† Titanochampsa Fachini et al. , 2022
Species:
†T. iorii
Binomial name
† Titanochampsa iorii Fachini et al. , 2022
Titanochampsa type locality in São Paulo State, Brazil
Titanochampsa is a genus of large mesoeucrocodylian from the Maastrichtian Marilia Formation of Brazil. Although only known from a single skull roof, the material shows that Titanochampsa was not a member of Notosuchia, which were previously believed to have been the only crocodyliforms present in the strata of the Bauru Group. Body size estimates vary greatly and range between 2.98–5.88 m (9 ft 9 in – 19 ft 3 in) due to the incomplete nature of the holotype fossil. The overall anatomy of the skull roof, alongside its size and possible affinities with Neosuchians, may suggest that it was a semi-aquatic ambush hunter similar to modern crocodilians.[1]
^ Fachini, T.S.; Godoy, P.L.; Marsola, J.C.A.; Montefeltro, F.C.; Langer, M.C. (2022). "A large-sized mesoeucrocodylian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil with possible neosuchian affinities". Historical Biology . 35 (10): 1817–1830. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2122822.
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Titanochampsa is a genus of large mesoeucrocodylian from the Maastrichtian Marilia Formation of Brazil. Although only known from a single skull roof,...
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