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Caririsuchus Temporal range: Albian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Clade:	†Notosuchia
Clade:	†Sebecosuchia
Clade:	†Sebecia
Family:	†Peirosauridae
Genus:	†Caririsuchus Kellner 1987
Species
C. camposi Kellner 1987 (type)

Caririsuchus is an extinct genus of peirosaurid crocodylomorph. Fossils have been found from the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group in the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil, dating back to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It was about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length.

References

1. C. F. C. Geroto and R. J. Bertini. 2018. New material of Pepesuchus (Crocodyliformes; Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Bauru Group: implications about its phylogeny and the age of the Adamantina Formation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(2):312-334
2. Kellner, A. W. A. and Campos, D. A. (1999). Vertebrate Paleontology in Brazil - a review. Episodes 22:238-251.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Mesoeucrocodylia Clade: Metasuchia Pseudosuchia see Pseudosuchia Ziphosuchia see below↓
Ziphosuchia Ziphosuchia Microsuchus? Sebecia Baharijodon Doratodon Trematochampsa? Wanosuchus Mahajangasuchidae Kaprosuchus Mahajangasuchus Sebecidae Ayllusuchus Barinasuchus Bergisuchus Bretesuchus Dentaneosuchus Iberosuchus Ilchunaia Langstonia Lorosuchus Ogresuchus Sahitisuchus Sebecus Zulmasuchus Peirosauridae Amargasuchus Fortignathus? Miadanasuchus Stolokrosuchus? Pepesuchinae Barreirosuchus Caririsuchus Epoidesuchus Itasuchus Pepesuchus Roxochampsa Peirosaurinae Antaeusuchus Barcinosuchus Barrosasuchus Bayomesasuchus Colhuehuapisuchus Gasparinisuchus Hamadasuchus Kinesuchus Lomasuchus Montealtosuchus Patagosuchus Peirosaurus Pepesuchus Rukwasuchus Uberabasuchus Notosuchia see below↓
Notosuchia Notosuchia Anatosuchus? Araripesuchus Comahuesuchus? Libycosuchus Razanandrongobe? Simosuchus Uruguaysuchus Candidodontidae? Candidodon Lavocatchampsa Malawisuchus Pakasuchus Xenodontosuchia Baurusuchia Chimaerasuchus Comahuesuchus? Eremosuchus? Pehuenchesuchus Razanandrongobe? Baurusuchidae Cynodontosuchus Gondwanasuchus Pabwehshi Baurusuchinae Aphaurosuchus Aplestosuchus Baurusuchus Stratiotosuchus Pissarrachampsinae Campinasuchus Pissarrachampsa Wargosuchus Sphagesauria Brasileosaurus? Coringasuchus Coronelsuchus Eptalofosuchus Notosuchidae Coronelsuchus? Llanosuchus Mariliasuchus? Notosuchus Sphagesauridae Adamantinasuchus Labidiosuchus Yacarerani Sphagesaurinae Armadillosuchus Caryonosuchus Sphagesaurus Caipirasuchinae Caipirasuchus Morrinhosuchus
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• Fossils of Brazil
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• Taxa named by Alexander Kellner
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