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Epoidesuchus
''Epoidesuchus'' is an extinct pepesuchine peirosaurid from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian to Maastrichtian) Adamantina Formation of Brazil. Like other members of the Pepesuchinae and unlike the closely related members of Peirosaurinae, ''Epoidesuchus'' had long and gracile jaws, which may indicate that they were semi-aquatic animals more similar to modern crocodilians. The genus is monotypic, meaning it only contains a single species, ''Epoidesuchus tavaresae''. History and naming The holotype specimen of ''Epoidesuchus'' were found in 2011 in outcrops of the Adamantina Formation in the Brazilian municipality of Catanduva. The specimen; which consists of a nearly tubular snout, a partial skull roof, parts of the mandible and a single rib; was recovered from a road cut and subsequently sent to the Museu de Paleontologia Professor Antonio Celso de Arruda Campos. The material was first identified as a peirosaurid that same year by Fabiano Iori. The animal was eventually fully de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamantina Formation
The Adamantina Formation is a geological Formation (geology), formation in the Bauru Basin of western São Paulo (state), São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous, Cretaceous Period, during the Mesozoic Era. The formation is part of the Bauru Group in the northeastern Paraná Basin. Geology Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the Adamantina Formation.Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. . According to some studies, the Adamantina Formation dates from the Turonian to the Santonian stage (90-83.5 million years ago) of the late Cretaceous, other studies have found a much younger age - Campanian to Maastrichtian (83.5-66 million years ago) of the late Cretaceous. More recent studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
