Paranacaiman
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| Skull reconstruction of the holotype of Paranacaiman bravardi. | |
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| Genus: | Paranacaiman Bona et al., 2024 |
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| Paranacaiman bravardi Bona et al., 2024 | |
Paranacaiman is an extinct genus of large caiman from the Late Miocene Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina. The holotype, a skull table, was part of the hypodigm for "Caiman lutescens", which was later found to be a nomen dubium. Since a lectotype had been erected for "C. lutescens", the skull table was not name-bearing and was thus used to erect Paranacaiman. The genus is monotypic, meaning it only contains a single species: Paranacaiman bravardi.