Caiman gasparinae sp. nov., a huge alligatorid (Caimaninae) from the late Miocene of Paraná, Argentina

Alcheringa

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 462-473

  Bona, Paula ^a   Paulina Carabajal, Ariana ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Museo Carmen Funes   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alligatoridae; Argentina; Caiman; Neogene; South America

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA; ENTRE RIOS; PARANA [ENTRE RIOS];

ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN; MELANOSUCHUS; PALEOSUCHUS;

EID: 84889598928     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2013.785335     Document Type: Article

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