Full 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
Belongs to Eocaiman according to P. L. Godoy et al. 2020
See also Bona 2007 and Pinheiro et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Eocaiman cavernensis, Eocaiman itaboraiensis, Notocaiman stromeri
Type specimen: MPEF-PV 1933, a mandible (Nearly complete left mandible and partial right mandible). Its type locality is El Gauchito, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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