Barberenachampsa
| Barberenachampsa Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Unspecified |
| Family: | Proterochampsidae |
| Genus: | Barberenachampsa Barberena 1982 |
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Barberenachampsa is a genus of proterosuchid archosauromorph from the Late Triassic of Brazil. It's named in honor of Mário Costa Barberena.
Species
- Barberenachampsa nodosa, Barberena 1982. This species was about 3 metres (9.8 ft) long and weighed 250 kilograms (550 lb). It was carnivorous and fed on fish. It lived during the Triassic, and was found in the Santa Maria Formation, geopark of Paleorrota, Brazil.