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Baru
''Baru'' is an extinct genus of Australian mekosuchine crocodilian. It was semi-aquatic, around 4 m (13 ft) in length. Being semi-aquatic its habitat was around fresh pools of water in wet forests, ambushing their prey, much like modern species. The word ''Baru'' is Aboriginal and means "crocodile's ancestor".〔P. Willis, P. Murray, and D. Megirian. 1990. ''Baru darrowi'' gen. et sp. nov., a large, broad-snouted crocodyline (Eusuchia: Crocodylidae) from mid-Tertiary freshwater limestones in Northern Australia. ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 29(2):521-540〕 Fossils have been found in Australia at Riversleigh in north-western Queensland and Alcoota Station it the Northern Territory. == Species == There are currently three valid species within the genus ''Baru''. The type species ''B. darrowi'' is known from the Middle Miocene of the Northern Territory and is the largest reaching size of 4–5 m in length, whilst two older species, ''B. huberi'' and ''B. wickeni'' are known from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation of Queensland.〔
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