Sahitisuchus

Sah-it-e-su-kus.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Sahitisuchus ‭(‬angry/brave crocodile‭)‬.‭

Phonetic

Sah-it-e-su-kus.

Named By

A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Campos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Sebecosuchia,‭ ‬Sebecia,‭ ‬Sebecidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬fluminensis‭

Size

Skull roughly about‭ ‬32‭ ‬centimetres in length.

Known locations

Brazil.

Time Period

Thanetian of the Paleocene/Ypresian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Skull and lower jaws.

In Depth

       Sahitisuchus is a genus of sebesuchid crocodile that lived in South America during the Paleocene/Eocene.‭ ‬Sahitisuchus is thought to have been semi aquatic and as a sebesuchis would have been related to genera such as Sebecus,‭ ‬Langstonia and Zulmasuchus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new sebecid from the Paleogene of Brazil and the crocodyliform radiation after the K–Pg boundary.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬9‭(‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Campos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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