†Caiman australis Bravard 1858
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alternative combinations: Crocodilus australis, Proalligator australis
Belongs to Caiman according to P. Bona and F. Barrios 2015
See also Langston 1965
Sister taxa: Caiman brevirostris, Caiman crocodilus, Caiman gasparinae, Caiman latirostris, Caiman paranensis, Caiman praecursor, Caiman sclerops, Caiman wannlangstoni, Caiman yacare
Type specimen: Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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