Protocaiman Explained

Protocaiman is a caimanine genus of crocodylian first described in 2018. The type species Protocaiman peligrensis was discovered in Argentina's Salamanca Formation, and lived in Patagonia during the Paleocene epoch.[1] The holotype is specimen MLP 80-X-10-1, which is a partial skull.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bona . Paula . Ezcurra . Martín D. . Barrios . Francisco . Blanco . María V. Fernandez . 2018-08-29 . A new Palaeocene crocodylian from southern Argentina sheds light on the early history of caimanines . Proc. R. Soc. B . en . 285 . 1885 . 20180843 . 10.1098/rspb.2018.0843 . 0962-8452 . 6125902 . 30135152.
  2. A new Palaeocene crocodylian from southern Argentina sheds light on the early history of caimanines. Paula. Bona. Martín D.. Ezcurra. Francisco. Barrios. María V.. Fernandez Blanco. August 29, 2018. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285. 1885. 20180843. 10.1098/rspb.2018.0843. 30135152. 6125902.

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