Name
Barcinosuchus (Cerro Barcino Formation crocodile).
Phonetic
Bar-sin-o-su-kus.
Named By
Juan Mart�n Leardi & Diego Pol - 2009.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Crocodylomorpha, Peirosauridae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
B. gradilis
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Argentina, Chubut Province - Cerro Barcino Formation.
Time Period
Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Skull, lower jaw and partial post cranial remains.
Barcinosuchus is a genus of peirosaurid crocodile that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous.
- The first crocodyliform from the Chubut Group (Chubut Province, Argentina) and its phylogenetic position within basal Mesoeucrocodylia. - Cretaceous Research 30 (6): 1376–1386. - Juan Mart�n Leardi & Diego Pol - 2009.
