Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: J. P. Souza-Filho, R. G. Souza, A. S. Hsiou, D. Riff, E. Guilherme, F. R. Negri, and G. M. Cidade. 2019. A new caimanine (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) species from the Solimões Formation of Brazil and the phylogeny of Caimaninae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39:e1528450:1-24
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Souza-Filho et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Bottosaurus, Caiman, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Paleosuchus, Protocaiman, Purussaurus, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Acresuchus pachytemporalis Caiman niteroiensis Caiman pachytemporalis
Type: Acresuchus pachytemporalis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (6 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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