Genus: Stratiotosuchus CAMPOS, SUAREZ, RIFF & KELLNER, 2001
Etymology: Greek, stratiotes, « solider, warrior » and Greek, suchos, the egyptian name for crocodile, the genus is masculine in gender.

Species: maxhechti CAMPOS, SUAREZ, RIFF & KELLNER, 2001
Etymology: In honr of Max K. Hecht, who has made great contributions to the field of vertebrate paleontology, particularly to the study of crocodylomorpha.
= Genus nova CAMPOS & SUAREZ, 1988/BERTINI, MARHALL, BAYET & BRITO, 1993

Holotype: DGM 1477-R

Locality: Irapuru, S 21°34’, W 51°21l, southern part of Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

Horizon: Bauru Formation, Adamantina Facies, Upper Bauru Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Note: Pathologies are a right metatcarpal V and left metatarals I and II (CABRAL, RIFF, KELLNER & HENRIQUES, 2011).

Note: The left ulna has 2 boring marks, the right tibia has boring marks and the left tibia has a unique boring (CABRAL, RIFF, KELLNER & HENRIQUES, 2011).