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Paleosuchus (caiman)
Taxonomy
Paleosuchus was named by Gray (1862). It is extant.
It was assigned to Globidonta by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Alligatoridae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996), Lang and Guilette (2002) and Riff et al. (2010); to Alligatoroidea by Puértolas et al. (2011); to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Bona (2007), Jouve et al. (2008), Brochu (2010), Brochu (2011), Hastings et al. (2013) and Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Jacarea by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Globidonta by Martin and Buffetaut (2008); to Alligatoridae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996), Lang and Guilette (2002) and Riff et al. (2010); to Alligatoroidea by Puértolas et al. (2011); to Caimaninae by Brochu (1999), Bona (2007), Jouve et al. (2008), Brochu (2010), Brochu (2011), Hastings et al. (2013) and Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Jacarea by Rio and Mannion (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1862 | Paleosuchus Gray |
| 1988 | Paleosuchus Carroll |
| 1996 | Paleosuchus Frank and Ramus |
| 1999 | Paleosuchus Brochu |
| 2002 | Paleosuchus Lang and Guilette p. 213 |
| 2007 | Paleosuchus Bona |
| 2008 | Paleosuchus Jouve et al. |
| 2008 | Paleosuchus Martin and Buffetaut |
| 2010 | Paleosuchus Brochu |
| 2010 | Paleosuchus Riff et al. |
| 2011 | Paleosuchus Brochu |
| 2011 | Paleosuchus Puértolas et al. |
| 2013 | Paleosuchus Hastings et al. |
| 2013 | Paleosuchus Pinheiro et al. |
| 2021 | Paleosuchus 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.
G. Paleosuchus Gray 1862 [caiman]
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Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier 1807
Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider 1801
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available