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Notocaiman
Temporal range: PaleoceneScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Crocodylia Superfamily: Alligatoroidea Family: Alligatoridae Genus: Notocaiman
Rusconi, 1937Species - N. stromeri Rusconi, 1937 (type)
Notocaiman is an extinct genus of alligatorid crocodylian. A fragmentary and poorly preserved left dentary found from Argentina that presumably dates back to the Paleocene epoch is all that is known from the genus.[1] It may be a junior synonym of Eocaiman.[2] Similarities between the remains of Notocaiman and comparable material from the alligatoroid Listrognathosuchus have been observed, but have not been taken as evidence for synonymy.[3] The type species, N. stromeri, was named in 1937.[4]
References
- ^ Langston, W. (1965). Fossil crocodilians from Colombia and the Cenozoic history of the Crocodilia in South America. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 52. University of California Press. pp. 1–152.
- ^ http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal_reptiles.htm
- ^ Brochu, C. A. (1997). "A review of "Leidyosuchus" (Crocodyliformes, Eusuchia) from the Cretaceous through Eocene of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 (4): 679–697. doi:10.1080/02724634.1997.10011017.
- ^ Rusconi, C. (1937). "Nuevo alligatorino del Paleoceno Argentino". Boletin Paleontologico de Buenos Aires 8: 1–5.
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