Titanochampsa
| Titanochampsa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | Mesoeucrocodylia |
| Genus: | †Titanochampsa Fachini et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †T. iorii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Titanochampsa iorii Fachini et al., 2022
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| Titanochampsa type locality in São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Titanochampsa is a genus of large mesoeucrocodylian from the Maastrichtian Marilia Formation of Brazil. Although only known from a single skull roof, the material shows that Titanochampsa was not a member of Notosuchia, which were previously believed to have been the only crocodyliforms present in the strata of the Bauru Group. Body size estimates vary greatly and range between 2.98–5.88 m (9 ft 9 in – 19 ft 3 in) due to the incomplete nature of the holotype fossil. The overall anatomy of the skull roof, alongside its size and possible affinities with Neosuchians, may suggest that it was a semi-aquatic ambush hunter similar to modern crocodilians.