Baurusuchus salgadoensis, a New Crocodylomorpha from the Bauru Basin (Cretaceous), Brazil |
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| Authors: | Ismar de Souza Carvalho Antonio de Celso Arruda Campos Pedro Henrique Nobre |
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| Institution: | aUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Geologia, CCMN/IGEO. 21.949-900 Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão. Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil;bMuseu de Paleontologia de Monte Alto. Praça do Centenário, Centro de Artes s/n'. 15.910-000 Monte Alto _ SP, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Baurusuchus salgadoensis is a new baurusuchid crocodylomorph from Bauru Basin (Cretaceous), Brazil, partially preserved through a complete skull. The fossil comes from a fine sandstone sequence of Adamantina Formation, General Salgado County, São Paulo State. The sedimentary sequence where it was found, located in Fazenda Buriti, is considered Turonian-Santonian in age. The described species _Baurusuchus salgadoensis sp. nov. _ is a baurusuchid with an antorbital fenestra, double external nares with a bony septum, two well-fused supraorbitals, the supratemporal fenestrae larger than the orbits and a quadrangular-shaped laterotemporal fenestra. The position of the external nares, located on anterior and terminal portion of the rostrum together with the theropod-like lateral compression of the snout and teeth are indicators that Baurusuchus salgadoensis was a terrestrial crocodyliform. This was a carnivorous species and the lateral compression of the rostrum could be interpreted as a mechanism to increase the skull resistance forces during biting. The pointed, conical teeth, some with crenulated borders, could be used to perforate and to carve the prey. The geological context of Baurusuchus salgadoensis indicates that it probably lived in a hot and arid climate. |
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| Keywords: | Crocodylomorpha |
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