Genus: Pietraroiasuchus BUSCALIONI, PIRAS, VULLO, SIGNORE & BARBERA,
2011
Etymology: In reference to Civita di Pietraroia Cave, Benevento Province, Campania, southern Italy and Greek, souchus,
"crocodile."
Species: ormezzanoi BUSCALIONI, PIRAS, VULLO, SIGNORE & BARBERA,
2011
Etymology: In honor of Daniele Ormezzano, curator of the Museo Regionale di
Scienze Naturali di Torino, who diligently cleanded one of the specimens.
Holotype: PC-1
Locality: 'Civita di Pietraroia Cave', locality of 'Civita di Pietraroia', Mt Matese, Benevento Province, Campania, southern Italy.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Skull and nearly complete skeleton.
Referred material:
PC-2: An almost complete articualted skeleton.