Eocaiman is an extinct genus of caiman containing species living from the Early Paleocene to Miocene in what is now Argentina (Salamanca and Sarmiento Formations), Itaboraí Formation of Brazil and Colombia (Honda Group).[1][2] Eocaiman contains three described species: E. cavernensis, E. palaeocenicus, and E. itaboraiensis, and is typically recovered as one of the more basal members of Caimaninae.[3][4] Notocaiman was synonymized with Eocaiman paleocenicus in 2022.[5]
| Eocaiman Temporal range: Early Paleocene - Middle Miocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamily: | Caimaninae |
| Genus: | †Eocaiman Simpson 1933 |
| Type species | |
| †Eocaiman cavernensis Simpson, 1933 | |
| Other Species | |
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References
Further reading
- The Osteology of the Reptiles (page 605)
External links
- Eocaiman in the Paleobiology Database