Paleosuchus
Paleosuchus is a South American genus of reptiles in the subfamily Caimaninae of the family Alligatoridae. They are the smallest members of the order Crocodilia in the Americas. The genus contains two extant species and a yet unnamed fossil species.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. palpebrosus | Cuvier's dwarf caiman | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela | |
| P. trigonatus | Smooth-fronted caiman | Amazon and Orinoco Basins | |
| Paleosuchus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Recent, | |
|---|---|
| Paleosuchus palpebrosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamily: | Caimaninae |
| Genus: | Paleosuchus Gray, 1862 |
| Species | |
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