Named By: | A. W. A. Kellner, A. E. P. Pinheiro, S. A. K. Azevedo, D. D. R. Henriques, L. B. Carvalho & G. R. Oliveira in 2009 |
Time Period: | Late Cretaceous |
Location: | Brazil - Alcantara Formation |
Size: | Uncertain |
Diet: | Uncertain |
Fossil(s): | Mandible (lower jaw) |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Crocodylomorpha | Ziphosuchia | |
Coringasuchus is a genus of mesoeucrocodylian crocodyliform, perhaps a notosuchian. It is known from fossils including cranial material discovered in rocks of the early Cenomanian-age Upper Cretaceous Alcantara Formation, Cajual Island, northeastern Brazil. Coringasuchus was described by A.W.A. Kellner and colleagues in 2009. The type species is C. anisodontis.