Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Synonym: Jacaretinga Spix 1825
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Bona 2007, Brochu 1999, Brochu 2010, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hastings et al. 2013, Jouve et al. 2008, Lang and Guilette 2002, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Patterson 1936, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Puértolas et al. 2011, Riff et al. 2010 and Silva Lacerda et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Bottosaurus, Caiman lutescens, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Protocaiman, Purussaurus, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Caiman australis Caiman brevirostris Caiman crocodilus Caiman latirostris Caiman paranensis Caiman praecursor Caiman sclerops Caiman wannlangstoni Caiman yacare
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (3), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1), Venezuela (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Peru (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (4), Brazil (4), Colombia (1), Peru (4), Venezuela (6)
Total: 29 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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