Caiman wannlangstoni

kay-man wan-lang-sto-ne.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, November 11). Caiman wannlangstoni. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/caiman-wannlangstoni/

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Name

Caiman wannlangstoni.

Phonetic

kay-man wan-lang-sto-ne.

Named By

R.‭ ‬Salas-Gismondi,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Flynn,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Baby,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Tejada-Lara,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Wesselingh‭ & ‬P.-O.‭ ‬Antoine‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Alligatoridae,‭ ‬Caimaninae.

Diet

Carnivore/Durophagous.

Species

Size

Estimated about‭ ‬1.7-1.9‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pebas Formation.

Time Period

Burdigalian to Serravallian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

Further Reading

Further reading -‭ ‬A Miocene hyperdiverse crocodylian community reveals peculiar trophic dynamics in proto-Amazonian mega-wetlands.‭ ‬Proceedings of the Royal Society of London,‭ ‬Series B‭ ‬282:20142490.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Salas-Gismondi,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Flynn,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Baby,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Tejada-Lara,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Wesselingh‭ & ‬P.-O.‭ ‬Antoine‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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