Uruguaysuchidae is a family of notosuchian crocodyliforms that lived in South America and Africa during the Cretaceous period. It includes the genera Araripesuchus and Uruguaysuchus. Below is a cladogram from Soto et al. (2011):[1]
Uruguaysuchidae Temporal range: Early - Late Cretaceous,
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Block containing multiple specimens of Araripesuchus wegeneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Suborder: | †Notosuchia |
Family: | †Uruguaysuchidae Gasparini, 1971 |
Subgroups | |
Notosuchia |
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