Sebecus

Sebecus
Temporal range: Paleocene - Mid Eocene
Possible Late Miocene-Early Pliocene record
Skull of Sebecus icaeorhinus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Notosuchia
Clade: Sebecosuchia
Clade: Sebecia
Family: Sebecidae
Genus: Sebecus
Simpson, 1937
Species
  • S. ayrampu Bravo et al., 2021
  • S. icaeorhinus Simpson, 1937 (Type)

Sebecus (meaning "Sobek" in Latin) is an extinct genus of sebecid crocodylomorph from Paleogene period of South America. Like other sebecosuchians, it was entirely terrestrial and carnivorous. The genus is currently represented by two species, the type S. icaeorhinus and S. ayrampu. Several other species have been referred to Sebecus, but were later reclassified as their own genera.