Paleosuchus Gray 1862 (caiman)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Parent taxon: Jacarea according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Bona 2007, Brochu 1999, Brochu 2010, Brochu 2011, Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hastings et al. 2013, Jouve et al. 2008, Lang and Guilette 2002, Martin and Buffetaut 2008, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Riff et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acresuchus, Bottosaurus, Caiman, Caiman lutescens, Melanosuchus, Necrosuchus, Protocaiman, Purussaurus, Tsoabichi
Subtaxa: Paleosuchus palpebrosus Paleosuchus trigonatus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Peru (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.