Uruguaysuchus is an extinct genus of crocodyliforms from the Late Cretaceous Guichón Formation of Uruguay.[2][3][4] It was related to Simosuchus and Malawisuchus.[5] It was of small to moderate size reaching an estimated length of 120 centimetres (3.9 ft).[6]
| Uruguaysuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Family: | †Uruguaysuchidae |
| Genus: | †Uruguaysuchus Rusconi, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| †Uruguaysuchus aznarezi Rusconi, 1933 | |
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