Thilastikosuchus
| Thilastikosuchus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Clade: | †Notosuchia |
| Family: | †Candidodontidae |
| Genus: | †Thilastikosuchus de Carvalho et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †T. scutorectangularis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Thilastikosuchus scutorectangularis de Carvalho et al., 2025 | |
Thilastikosuchus is an extinct genus of candidodontid notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous Quiricó Formation of Brazil. It is regarded as the oldest known notosuchian from the country and possibly the oldest known notosuchian known from South America. Thilastikosuchus is most closely related to Lavocatchampsa, Pakasuchus and Malawisuchus. The genus is monotypic, only containing the species Thilastikosuchus scutorectangularis.