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Protocaiman
Taxonomy
Protocaiman was named by Bona et al. (2018). Its type is Protocaiman peligrensis.
It was assigned to Caimaninae by Bona et al. (2018); and to Jacarea by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Caimaninae by Bona et al. (2018); and to Jacarea by Rio and Mannion (2021).
Species
P. peligrensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Protocaiman Bona et al. |
| 2021 | Protocaiman 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988 | |||||