†Eocaiman itaboraiensis Pinheiro et al. 2013 (crocodilian)
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Full reference: A. E. P. Pinheiro, D. C. Fortier, D. Pol, D. A. Campos, and L. P. Bergqvist. 2013. A new Eocaiman (Alligatoridae, Crocodylia) from the Itaborai Basin, Paleogene of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Historical Biology 25(3):327-337
Belongs to Eocaiman according to P. L. Godoy et al. 2020
See also Pinheiro et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Eocaiman cavernensis, Eocaiman palaeocenicus, Notocaiman stromeri
Type specimen: MCT 1791-R, a mandible (Left anterior dentary fragment). Its type locality is São José de Itaborai, which is in an Eocene fissure fill marl in the Itaboraí Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai
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