Genus: Baurusuchus PRICE, 1945
Etymology: In reference to the Bauru Formation, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, and Greek, souchus, "crocodile."

Species: pachecoi PRICE, 1945
Etymology:

Holotype: DGM No. 299R

Locality: 72 km Southwest of Vila de Veadinho, Municipia of Paulo de Faria, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Bauru Formation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and mandible with the left side partially destroyed from erosion.

Referred material:

AVILLA, FERANDES & RAMOS, 2004

Locality: Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Upper Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UFRJ/DG 262-R: A nearly complete articulated tail with osteoderms.
Note: Some of the osteoderms shows bite marks and was due to another Baurusuchus.

UFRJ/DG 263-R: Dentary.
Note: Was thought to belong to a dinosaur (CANDEIRO et al, 2002)

 

BERTINI, MARSHALL, GAYET & BRITO, 1993

Locality: Riolandia, North of Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Upper Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nearly complete skull and mandible.

 

MEZZALIA, 1989

Locality: Km 370 da rodovia, W. Luiz, Municipal of Santa Adelia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Bauru Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragment of mandile with 6 teeth, 3 caudal vertebrae.

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Species: salgadoensis de SOUZA CARVALHO, de CELSO ARRUDA CAMPOS & NOBRE, 2005
Etymology: In reference to the county of General Salgado, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: MPMA 62-0001-02

Locality: Fazenda Buriti, 20°33.57', 23", 50°28.03', 97"W, Prudencio e Morais District, General Salgado County, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch-Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and mandible.

Baurusuchus salgadoensis de Souza Carvalho et al. 2005).

Baurusuchus salgadoensis (modified from Peters, http://www.reptileevolution.com/baurusuchus.htm).

Note: Has punctures and perforations on top of the skull made by a medium or large ziphodont terrestrial archosaur, possibly a baurusuchid or abelisauridae (VASCONCELLOS & CARVALHO, 2007).

Note: SOUTO, 2010

Several coprolites were found in the same quarry; MCT 888/2-4, UFRJ-DG 98-IcV, UFRJ-DG 129-IcV, UFRJ-DG 252-IcV.

Referred material:

ARRUDA, CARVALHO & VASCONCELLOS, 2004

UFRJ-DG 288 R: Nearly complete skeleton lacking cervical, scapulae and first few dorsals.

= Bauruschus spVASCONCELLOS, ARRUDA, ROCHA-BARBOSA & CARVALHO, 2004

UFRJ-DG 285-R: Phalangeal claw.

 

VASCONCELOS, & CARVALHO, 2010

Locality: Usina Generalco, 20°55'82"S, 50°37'17"W, General Salgado County, Sao Paulo State, Southern Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch-Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UFRJ DG 285-R: Skeleton missing skull, cervical, first few dorsal vertebrae, and scapula.

 

Locality: Fazenda RAO-X, Prudencio e Morais District, General Salgado County, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch-Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UFRJ DG 288-G: Abdominal region, with gastroliths.  _________________________________________________________________________________

Species: albertoi NASCIMENTO & ZAHER, 2010
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Alberto Barbosa de Carvalho for his contributions to the Paleontology fo the state of Sao Paulo, noun in genitive.

Holotype: MZSP-PV 140

Locality: Outcrop in the Boa Experanca Farm, 20°34'014"S, 50°27'498"W, Prudencio e Morais Department, near the city of General Salgado, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina Formation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Age: Campanian-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull (right posterior portion of a skull with mandible and part of hyoid apparatus) and complete postcranium lacking only the 12th and 17th and terminal caudal vertebrae, and parts of left appendicular skeleton.

Baurusuchus albertoi (modified from Nascimento & Zher, 2010).

Baurusuchus alberto (modified from bLAZZE92 https://www.deviantart.com/blazze92/art/Baurusuchus-albertoi-755055497).