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Sphagesauridae Temporal range: 90–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Turonian – Maastrichtian
Life restoration of Armadillosuchus arrudai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauria
Clade:	Pseudosuchia
Clade:	Crocodylomorpha
Clade:	Crocodyliformes
Clade:	†Notosuchia
Clade:	†Sphagesauria
Family:	†Sphagesauridae Kuhn, 1968
Genera
†Adamantinasuchus †Labidiosuchus †Yacarerani †Sphagesaurinae †Armadillosuchus †Caryonosuchus †Sphagesaurus †Caipirasuchinae †Caipirasuchus †Morrinhosuchus

Sphagesauridae is a Gondwanan family of mesoeucrocodylians that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It was a clade of terrestrial crocodilians that evolved very mammal-like teeth and jaws. Both Sphagesaurus and Adamantinasuchus are known from the Turonian to Santonian of Brazil.

References

1. MARINHO, T.S. & CARVALHO, I.S. Revision of the Sphagesauridae KUHN, 1968 (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia). In: CARVALHO, I.S.; CASSAB, R.C.T.; SCHWANKE, C.; CARVALHO, M.A.; FERNANDES, A.C.S.; RODRIGUES, M.A.; CARVALHO, M.S.S.; ARAI, M.; OLIVEIRA, M.E.Q. (Orgs.). Paleontologia: Cenários de Vida. 1 ed. Rio de Janeiro: Interciência, 2007, v.1, p.589-599.
2. Pol D. 2003. New remains of Sphagesaurus huenei (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (4): 817–831.
3. Candeiro CRA, Martinelli AG, Avilla LS, Rich TH. 2006. Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal. Cretaceous Research 27 (6): 923-946.
4. Nobre PH, Carvalho IS. 2006. Adamantinasuchus navae: A new Gondwanan Crocodylomorpha (Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Gondwana Research 10: 370–378.

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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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