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Caiman paranensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Crocodilus paranensis was named by Scalabrini (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Proalligator paranensis by Rusconi (1932); it was recombined as Xenosuchus paranensis by Rusconi (1933); it was recombined as Caiman paranensis by Patterson (1936).

Synonyms
  • Alligator ameghinoi was named by Rovereto (1912).

    It was recombined as Xenosuchus paranensis ameghinoi by Rusconi (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Caiman paranensis by Patterson (1936).
  • Alligator lutescens was named by Rovereto (1912).

    It was recombined as Xenosuchus lutescens by Rusconi (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Caiman paranensis by Patterson (1936).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Crocodilus paranensis Scalabrini
1912Alligator ameghinoi Rovereto
1912Alligator lutescens Rovereto
1932Proalligator paranensis Rusconi
1933Xenosuchus lutescens Rusconi
1933Xenosuchus paranensis Rusconi
1933Xenosuchus paranensis ameghinoi Rusconi
1936Caiman paranensis Patterson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—Alligatoroidea(Gray 1844)
—Globidonta
—Alligatoridae(Gray 1844)
—Caimaninae
—Jacarea(Gray 1844)
genusCaimanSpix 1825
speciesparanensis(Scalabrini 1887)

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.

†Caiman paranensis Scalabrini 1887
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Invalid names: Alligator ameghinoi Rovereto 1912 [synonym], Alligator lutescens Rovereto 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Crocodilus paranensis (13626)