Synonym: Notocaiman Rusconi 1937
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1933. A new crocodilian from the Notostylops beds of Patagonia. American Museum Novitates 623:1-9
Parent taxon: Globidonta according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Bona 2007, Bona et al. 2022, Bona et al. 2018, Brochu 1999, Brochu 2010, Brochu 2011, Hastings et al. 2013, Jouve et al. 2008, Patterson 1936, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Riff et al. 2010, Rusconi 1937 and Simpson 1933
Sister taxa: Alligatoridae, Hassiacosuchus, Orientalosuchina, Procaimanoidea
Subtaxa: Eocaiman cavernensis Eocaiman itaboraiensis Eocaiman palaeocenicus Notocaiman stromeri
Type: Eocaiman cavernensis
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)
• Eocene of Argentina (1), Brazil (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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