Sister taxon: Alligatorinae. Content: Three genera, Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus, with 3, 1, and 2 species, respectively. Distribution: Central and southern Mexico to Ecuador and east of the Andes into Uruguay, Paraguay, and northern Argentina (Fig. 19.4). Characteristics: Caimans ...
There are three genera, comprising six species and four subspecies. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest caiman. At 5 m it is similar in length to the American alligator. Compared with other caiman species, it has distinctly larger eyes and a relatively narrow snout. Its ...
Here, we performed the first broadscale comparative analysis of the alligators’ satellitomes. By combining genomic and chromosomal data, we identified and compared the full catalogs of satDNA families (i.e., the satellitomes) of 5 of the 8 extant Alligatoridae species, revealing ancestral patte...
Amavet, P.; Markariani, R.; Fenocchio, A. 2003. Comparative cytogenetic analysis of the South American alligators Caiman latirostris and Caiman yacare (Reptilia, Alligatoridae) from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(4): 489-493.Amavet P, Markariani R, Fenocchio A. Comparative cytogenetic analysis ...
AlligatoroideaCaimaninaeMioceneSouth AmericaThe Miocene crocodyliform fauna of South America is one of the most diverse of the world, and the late Miocene Urumaco Formation of Venezuela has one of its most important assemblages. Mourasuchus (Caimaninae) is one of the most peculiar crocodyli...
E. Fossil and Recent Eggshell in Amniotic Vertebrates: Fine Structure Comparative Morphology and Classification 1–80 (The Palaentological Association, 1997). Google Scholar Ferguson, M. W. J. Extrinsic microbial degradation of the alligator eggshell. Science 214, 1135–1137 (1981). Article ADS ...
Caimans belong to the family Alligatoridae. What order do Caimans belong to? Caimans belong to the order Crocodilia. What type of covering do Caimans have? Caimans are covered in Plate-like scales. What genus do Caimans belong to? Caimans belong to the genus Caimaninae. Where do Caim...
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) products (meat, fat and oil) are currently beginning to be valued as a food of special interest due to its high content of n-3 fatty acids. Thus, the objective of this study was to characterize the fats of caiman fed with diets enriched with fla...
There are three genera, comprising six species and four subspecies. The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest caiman. At 5 m it is similar in length to the American alligator. Compared with other caiman species, it has distinctly larger eyes and a relatively narrow snout. Its ...
2.2. Slaughter procedures and sample preparation All the animals were slaughtered humanely in a specific alligator abattoir, which follows hygienic-health recommendations and procedures adapted from those officially established for fish processing. Before slaughter, animals were rested and kept under fasting...