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Genus of caiman
Melanosuchus is a
genus of
caiman . The
black caiman of South America is the sole
extant (living) species, and is the largest living member of the
subfamily
Caimaninae , as well as the entire alligator
family
Alligatoridae .
Taxonomy
Extant species
There is one extant species:
Fossil species
Fossil species are known from the
Late Miocene of South America and include:
Phylogeny
Melanosuchus is a member of the
subfamily
Caimaninae , which contains the two other extant genera
Caiman and
Paleosuchus , all of which are native to South and Central America. The below
cladogram shows the relationships of all extant genera within
Crocodilia (excluding separate extinct taxa), based on molecular
phylogenetic studies.
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S2CID
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doi :
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PMC
6030529 .
PMID
30051855 .
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ISSN
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PMC
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PMID
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