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''Mariliasuchus'' ("Marilia crocodile") is an extinct genus of Late Cretaceous notosuchian mesoeucrocodylian found near Marilia, Brazil. The first bone remains were found and collected in 1995 by Brazilian paleontologist William Nava, in red rocks from Adamantina Formation. Four years later, it was described as "Mariliasuchus amarali", by Brazilian palaeontologists Ismar de Souza Carvalho and Reinaldo J. Bertini. Its type species ''M. amarali'', in honour of Sérgio Estanislaw do Amaral, Brazilian naturalist. A second species, ''M. robustus'', was named in 2007.〔(pdf )〕 == Material == Several specimens of ''M. amarali'' have been found close to eggs, eggshells and coprólites to date: *UFRJ DG 50-R (holotype): a partially complete and articulated skeleton, including a nearly complete skull and partially preserved axial and appendicular skeletons. It belongs to a juvenile specimen. *UFRJ DG 105-R *UFRJ DG 106-R *MZSP-PV 50 *MZSP-PV 51 *MN 6298-V *MN 6756-V *URC R 67 *URC R 68 *URC R 69 *MPM 114 Ic V - 4 eggs *MPM 115 R *MPM 116 R *MPM 117 R *MPM 119 R 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariliasuchus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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