Eocaiman
| Eocaiman Temporal range: Paleocene - Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamily: | Caimaninae |
| Genus: | †Eocaiman Simpson, 1933 |
| Species | |
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†E. cavernensis Simpson, 1933 (type) | |
Eocaiman is an extinct genus of caimans containing species living from the Paleocene to Eocene in what is now Argentina and Brazil.[1]
References
- ↑ André E.P. Pinheiro, Daniel C. Fortier, Diego Pol, Diógenes A. Campos and Lílian P. Bergqvist (2013). "A new Eocaiman (Alligatoridae, Crocodylia) from the Itaboraí Basin, Paleogene of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.705838.
- The Osteology of the Reptiles (page 605)
External links
- Eocaiman in the Paleobiology Database