In Depth Barcinosuchus is a genus of peirosaurid crocodile that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - 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.
In Depth Pepesuchus is a genus of metasuchian that lived in what is now Brazil during the late Cretaceous. Pepesuchus is noted for having ziphodont teeth that laterally compressed to be blade like with serrated edges. This almost certainly means that Pepesuchus was a carnivore that was well adapted to slicing through the flesh of … Read more
In Depth Bayomesasuchus is a genus of peirosaurid crocodile that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new peirosaurid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. - Ameghiniana 53(1):14-25. - F. Barrios, A. Paulina-Carabajal & P. Bona - 2015.
In Depth Though only known from fragmentary fossil remains, Patagosuchus is noted for having a diverse heterodont dentition. What this means is that Patagosuchus had many different kinds of teeth, and would have been able to adapt differing feeding strategies. Patagosuchus is also classed as a peirosaurid crocodylomorph, and these are usually small meat eaters … Read more
In Depth Rukwasuchus is a genus of crocodile that lived in Tanzania during the Cretaceous. Rukwasuchus was named after Lake Rukwa, something the genus has in common with the titanosaur genus Rukwatitan. Further Reading - A new crocodyliform from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, southwestern Tanzania. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):576-596. - Jospeh J. … Read more