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Caimaninae
Taxonomy
Caimaninae was named by Brochu (1999).
It was assigned to Globidonta by Farke et al. (2014); to Alligatoridae by Brochu (1999), Hastings et al. (2013), Pinheiro et al. (2013) and Silva Lacerda et al. (2020); and to Alligatoridae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Globidonta by Farke et al. (2014); to Alligatoridae by Brochu (1999), Hastings et al. (2013), Pinheiro et al. (2013) and Silva Lacerda et al. (2020); and to Alligatoridae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Caiman tremembensis Chiappe |
| 1999 | Caimaninae Brochu |
| 2013 | Caimaninae Hastings et al. |
| 2013 | Caimaninae Pinheiro et al. |
| 2014 | Caimaninae Farke et al. |
| 2020 | Caimaninae Silva Lacerda et al. |
| 2021 | Caimaninae Rio and Mannion |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. †Caimaninae Brochu 1999
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Unr. †Brachychampsini Cossette and Tarailo 2024
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G. †Brachychampsa Gilmore 1911
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†Brachychampsa montana Gilmore 1911
†Brachychampsa sealeyi Williamson 1996
Unr. †Jacarea Gray 1844
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G. †Acresuchus Souza-Filho et al. 2019
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†Acresuchus pachytemporalis Souza-Filho et al. 2019
Invalid names: Caiman niteroiensis Souza Filho and Bocquetin 1991 [nomen nudum], Caiman pachytemporalis Souza-Filho 1998 [nomen nudum]
G. †Bottosaurus Agassiz 1849
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†Bottosaurus fustidens Cossette 2021
†Bottosaurus harlani Meyer 1832
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Invalid names: Crocodilus macrorhynchus Harlan 1834 [objective synonym]
G. Caiman Spix 1825 [caiman]
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†Caiman australis Bravard 1858
†Caiman brevirostris Souza Filho 1987
Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758 [Common caiman]
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Invalid names: Caiman venezuelensis Fortier and Rincón 2013 [synonym]
Caiman latirostris Daudin 1801 [broud-snouted caiman]
†Caiman paranensis Scalabrini 1887
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Invalid names: Alligator ameghinoi Rovereto 1912 [synonym], Alligator lutescens Rovereto 1912 [synonym]
†Caiman praecursor Rusconi 1933
Caiman sclerops Schneider 1801 [common caiman]
†Caiman wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
Caiman yacare Daudin 1802
Invalid names: Jacaretinga Spix 1825 [synonym]
G. Melanosuchus Gray 1862 [black caiman]
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†Melanosuchus fisheri Medina 1976
†Melanosuchus latrubessei Souza-Filho et al. 2020
Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825
G. Paleosuchus Gray 1862 [caiman]
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Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier 1807
Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider 1801
G. †Purussaurus Barbosa Rodrigues 1892
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†Purussaurus brasiliensis Barbosa-Rodrigues 1892
†Purussaurus mirandai Aguilera et al. 2006
†Purussaurus neivensis Mook 1941
Invalid names: Caiman lutescens Rovereto 1912 [nomen dubium]
G. †Kuttanacaiman Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
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†Kuttanacaiman iquitosensis Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
G. †Mourasuchus Price 1964
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†Mourasuchus amazonensis Price 1964
†Mourasuchus arendsi Bocquentin Villanueva 1984
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Invalid names: Mourasuchus nativus Gasparini 1985 [synonym]
†Mourasuchus atopus Langston 1965
†Mourasuchus pattersoni Cidade et al. 2017
Invalid names: Carandaisuchus Gasparini 1985 [synonym], Nettosuchus Langston 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Caiman tremembensis Chiappe 1988 [nomen dubium], Nettosuchidae Langston 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 93.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma
Collections (275 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Brachychampsa sp. (58597) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan) | Brachychampsa sp. (59730) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Brachychampsa sp. (13000) | |
| Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | Brachychampsa montana (14458) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | Brachychampsa sp. (14455) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Brachychampsa montana (36269 47818) Brachychampsa sp. (36449 36541 36542 52052 62537) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Albertochampsa langstoni (123414) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Baja California) | Brachychampsa sp. (197021) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Utah) | Brachychampsa sp. (231039) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (South Carolina) | Bottosaurus sp. (180790) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Montana) | Brachychampsa sp. (14437) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | Brachychampsa sp. (68001 68002 68003 68004 68006) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (South Carolina) | Bottosaurus sp. (201615) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Brachychampsa sp. (14494) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Brachychampsa sp. (14504) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Colorado) | Brachychampsa sp. (167302) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Maryland) | Bottosaurus harlani (83331) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | Brachychampsa montana (45313) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Alberta) | Stangerochampsa mccabei (114017) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Brachychampsa montana (14505 14514 14519 14524 14527 14538 14557 14566 14578 14579 14596 14601 14625 14643 14644) Brachychampsa sp. (14540 14541 14543 14544 70341 70343 75284 75287 75292 75294 75296 75297 75429 75431 75434 75435 75443 75447) | |