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Caiman latirostris (broud-snouted caiman)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Caiman latirostris was named by Daudin (1801). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Caiman latirostris Daudin
1912Caiman lutescens Rovereto
2002Caiman latirostris Lang and Guilette p. 213
2010Caiman latirostris Riff et al.

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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
specieslatirostrisDaudin 1801

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 latirostris Daudin 1801 [broud-snouted caiman]
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Invalid names: Caiman 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, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 8.00000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Salta) Caiman latirostris (118038)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcón) Caiman latirostris (183009)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Caiman latirostris, Caiman lutescens (55600)
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Argentina (Salta) Caiman latirostris (174226)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Argentina (Salta) Caiman latirostris (144517)