Guarinisuchus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of reptiles}}

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| fossil_range = Early Paleocene (Tiupampan-Peligran)
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| image = Guarinisuchus_munizi.jpg

| image_caption = Life restoration of Guarinisuchus munizi

| image_upright = 1.15

| taxon = Guarinisuchus

| authority = Barbosa et al., 2008

| type_species = {{extinct}}G. munizi

| type_species_authority = Barbosa et al., 2008

}}

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Guarinisuchus is an extinct genus of marine crocodyliform from the Early Paleocene 62 million years ago in the Maria Farinha Formation, Brazil.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=194871 Guarinisuchus] at Fossilworks.org The type species is G. munizi. It was a dominant predator in its environment,{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} and probably reached a length of {{convert|3|m|ft}}. Guarinisuchus appears to be closely related to marine crocodylomorphs found in Africa, which supports the hypothesis that the group originated in Africa and migrated to South America before spreading into the waters off the North American coast.[http://brazilinhotpants.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/guarinisuchus-munizi-the-new-brazilian-crocodile/ The new Brazilian crocodile]

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