page_title: Sahitisuchus
section_title: Classification
hierarchical_section_title: Sahitisuchus / Classification
caption_attribution_description: Biochronology of the Crocodylomorpha based on the strict consensus tree obtained by the phylogenetic analysis (see text for details) and recorded temporal range.
context_page_description: Sahitisuchus is an extinct genus of sebecid mesoeucrocodylian known from Rio de Janeiro State of southeastern Brazil. It contains a single species, Sahitisuchus fluminensis. It is a terrestrial sebecid, however also adopted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle to some degree, most probably coexisting with the semi-aquatic alligatorid Eocaiman itaboraiensis.
context_section_description: Below is a cladogram from Kellner et al. (2014) showing the placement of Sahitisuchus within Sebecosuchia.
caption: Biochronology of the Crocodylomorpha, including Sahitisuchus
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