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Brasileosaurus Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~72–68 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Clade:	†Notosuchia
Family:	†Notosuchidae
Genus:	†Brasileosaurus Huene, 1931
Species:	†B. pachecoi
Binomial name
†Brasileosaurus pachecoi Huene, 1931

Brasileosaurus (meaning "Brazil lizard") is a genus of notosuchid notosuchian from the Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation of Brazil. The type species is B. pachecoi, discovered by the Brazilian Eng. Joviano Pacheco and described by the prolific German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1931.

Brasileosaurus is not to be confused with the mesosaur Brazilosaurus.

Classification

Although originally classified as a coelurosaur in the original description, it was later recognized as being a crocodylomorph, possibly synonymous with Uruguaysuchus. In his description of Sebecus, George Gaylord Simpson assigned Brasileosaurus to Notosuchidae, noting similarities with members of Mesoeucrocodylia.

References

1. Huene, 1931. Verschiedene mesozoische Wirbeltierreste aus Südamerika . Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Abteilung A. 66, 181-198.
2. Huene, 1933. Ein Versuch zur Stammesgeschichte der Krokodile. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Abteilung B. 11, 577-585.
3. Simpson. 1937. An ancient eusuchian crocodile from Patagonia. American Museum Novitates. 965, 1-20.

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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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