Coringasuchus
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Coringasuchus is a genus
of mesoeucrocodylia
n crocodyliform
, perhaps a notosuchia
n. It is known from fossil
s including cranial material discovered in rocks of the early Cenomanian
-age Upper Cretaceous Alcântara Formation
, Cajual Island, northeastern Brazil
. Coringasuchus was described by A.W.A. Kellner and colleagues in 2009. The type species
is C. anisodontis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of mesoeucrocodylia
Mesoeucrocodylia
Mesoeucrocodylia is the name of the clade that includes Eusuchia and the paraphyletic group Mesosuchia. The group appeared during the Early Jurassic, and continues to the present day....
n crocodyliform
Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes is a clade of crurotarsan archosaurs, the group often traditionally referred to as "crocodilians."In 1988, Michael J. Benton and James M. Clark argued that all traditional names for well-known groups of animals should be restricted to their crown clades, that is, used only for...
, perhaps a notosuchia
Notosuchia
Notosuchia is a suborder of primarily Gondwanan mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorphs that lived during the Cretaceous. Fossils have been found from South America, Africa, and Asia...
n. It is known from fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s including cranial material discovered in rocks of the early Cenomanian
Cenomanian
The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous series. An age is a unit of geochronology: it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the stratigraphic column deposited during the corresponding...
-age Upper Cretaceous Alcântara Formation
Alcântara Formation
The Alcântara Formation is a geological formation in northeastern Brazil whose strata date back to the Upper Cretaceous.-Fishes:-Crurotarsans:-Ornithodirans:...
, Cajual Island, northeastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Coringasuchus was described by A.W.A. Kellner and colleagues in 2009. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is C. anisodontis.