Genus: Batrachomimus MONTEFELTRO, LARSSON, de FRANCA, & LANGER,
2013
Etymology: The generic epithet (batrachian mimic) alludes to the fact that
the type and only known specimen was firstly believed to represnt a temnospondyl
"Amphibian" frm the Permian Pedra de Fogo Formation and also highlights the
idea that from the Jurassic onwards, Crocodyliforms somewhat replaced Triassic
temnospondyls in thier amphibious/piscivorous habits.
Species: pastosbonensis MONTEFELTRO, LARSSON, de FRANCA, & LANGER,
2013
Etymology: In reference to the stratigraphic provenance where the fossil was
found.
Holotype: LPRP/USP-0617
Locality: Exposed at a previously unexplored site in the Altamira Creek area, 43°57'09.8"W, 6°39'48.24"S, about 15 km northeast of Nova Iorque, Maranhao State, Brazil.
Horizon: Pastos Bons Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Partial skull, lacking most of the skull table, neurocranium and the left temporal region, nearly complte mandibles, adn disarticulated elements of the body armor and limbs.