Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: P. Bona, M. D. Ezcurra, F. Barrios and M. V. Fernandez Blanco. 2018. A new Palaeocene crocodylian from southern Argentina sheds light on the early history of caimanines. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285:20180843:1-6
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Bona et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Bottosaurus, Caiman, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Purussaurus, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Protocaiman peligrensis
Type: Protocaiman peligrensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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