†Paranacaiman bravardi Bona et al. 2024 (crocodilian)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: P. Bona, F. Barrios, M. D. Ezcurra, M. V. Fernandez Blanco, and G. M. Cidade. 2024. New taxa of giant caimans from the southernmost hyperdiverse wetlands of the South American late Miocene. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 22(1):2375027
Belongs to Paranacaiman according to P. Bona et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MACN-Pv 13551, a partial skull (partial skull table). Its type locality is Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm., which is in a Huayquerian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Ituzaingo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm.
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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