| Protocaiman | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamily: | Caimaninae |
| Genus: | †Protocaiman Bonaet al., 2018 |
| Species: | †P. peligrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protocaiman peligrensis Bonaet al., 2018 | |
Protocaiman is acaimaninegenus ofcrocodylian firstdescribed in 2018. Thetype speciesProtocaiman peligrensis was discovered inArgentina'sSalamanca Formation, and lived inPatagonia during thePaleocene epoch.[2] Theholotype is specimen MLP 80-X-10-1, which is a partialskull.[3]
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