Eocaiman palaeocenicus, coastal (Paleocene of Argentina)

Where: Chubut, Argentina (45.2° S, 67.1° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° S, 56.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Salamanca Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Bona. 2007. A new species of Eocaiman Simpson (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from the Lower Paleocene of Patagonia [Una nueva especie de Eocaiman Simpson (Crododylia, Alligatoridae) del Paleoceno Inferior de Patagonia]. Ameghiniana 44(2):435-445 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114014: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 09.08.2011

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
Eocaiman palaeocenicus Bona 2007 crocodilian
MLP 90-II-12-117, MLP 90- II-12-124 and MLP 95- XII-10-27 (three teeth); MLP 93 XII-10-11, MLP 93 XII-10-13 and MLP 95- XII-10-20 (portions of dentaries)