†Eocaiman cavernensis Simpson 1933 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1933. A new crocodilian from the Notostylops beds of Patagonia. American Museum Novitates 623:1-9
Belongs to Eocaiman according to P. L. Godoy et al. 2020
See also Pinheiro et al. 2013 and Simpson 1933
Sister taxa: Eocaiman itaboraiensis, Eocaiman palaeocenicus, Notocaiman stromeri
Type specimen: AMNH FARB 3158, a partial skull (most of the front parts of skull and jaws). Its type locality is Eocaiman cavernensis holotype locality (Notostylops Beds), which is in a Bartonian terrestrial horizon in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eocaiman cavernensis holotype locality (Notostylops Beds)
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