Genus: Aphaurosuchus DARLIM, MONTEFELTRO & LANGER, 2021
Etymology: Greek, aphauros, "feeble/powerless" and Greek, souchus, "crocodile." In reference to the week bite of the animal as demonistrated by Montefeltro et al., 2020.

Species: escharafacies DARLIM, MONTEFELTRO & LANGER, 2021
Etymology: Greek, eschara, "scar" and Latin, facies, "face." In reference to the cut on the left jugal and dentary made by the rock saw during the collection of the specimen, which promptly gave the fossil its nickname "Scarface."

Holotype: LPRP 0697

Locality: Furnas Farm,. ca. 7 km south of Jales, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Adamantina/Vale do Rio do PeixeFormation, Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coniacian-Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and mandible and fragmentary skeleton.

Aphaurosuchus escharafacies (modifed from DARLIM, MONTEFELTRO & LANGER, 2021): A) dorsal, B) left lateral and C) right lateral views.

Aphaurosuchus escharafacies (modified from DARLIM, MONTEFELTRO & LANGER, 2021).