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Caiman wannlangstoni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Caiman wannlangstoni was named by Salas-Gismondi et al. (2015). Its type specimen is MUSM 2377, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IQ26, which is in a Miocene lacustrine - large lignite in the Pebas Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. jacare

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Caiman wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
specieswannlangstoni

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 wannlangstoni Salas-Gismondi et al. 2015
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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: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru (Maynas) Caiman wannlangstoni (type locality: 166767 166768)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Caiman lutescens (143788)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcón) Caiman lutescens (63520)