@Article{SouzaFoGTCNMCLS:2020:CaSoFo,
               author = "Souza Filho, Jonas Pereira de and Guilherme, Edson and Toledo, 
                         Peter Mann de and Carvalho, Ismar de Souza and Negri, Francisco 
                         Ricardo and Maciente, Andr{\'e}a Aparecida da Rocha and Cidade, 
                         Giovanne M. and Lacerda, Mauro Bruno da Silva and Souza, Lucy 
                         Gomes de",
          affiliation = "{Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)} and {Universidade Federal do 
                         Acre (UFAC)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais 
                         (INPE)} and {} and {Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)} 
                         and {Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)} and {Universidade 
                         Federal de S{\~a}o Carlos (UFSCar)} and {Universidade Federal de 
                         Minas Gerais (UFMG)} and {Museu da Amaz{\^o}nia}",
                title = "On a new Melanosuchus species (Alligatoroidea: Caimaninae) from 
                         Solim{\~o}es Formation (Eocene-Pliocene), Northern Brazil, and 
                         evolution of Caimaninae",
              journal = "Zootaxa",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "4894",
               number = "4",
                pages = "561--593",
                month = "Dec.",
             keywords = "Crocodylia, Miocene, Neogene, Proto-Amazon, Solim{\~o}es Basin.",
             abstract = "The Solim{\~o}es Formation (Eocene-Pliocene) is a well-known 
                         geological unit due to the great diversity of crocodylian species. 
                         Here we describe a new species of Melanosuchus, M. latrubessei sp. 
                         nov., from the Talism{\~a} locality, state of Amazonas, from the 
                         Upper Miocene of the Solim{\~o}es Formation (Solim{\~o}es Basin, 
                         Brazil). A new phylogenetic inference focused on Caimaninae is 
                         provided and the different evolutionary scenarios involving this 
                         new species are discussed. In addition, quantitative morphology 
                         studies are carried out and comments regarding the paleoecology 
                         aspects of this new species are made. M. latrubessei represents a 
                         medium-sized generalist predator, being proportional to the 
                         medium-sized M. niger. This new species inhabited the drainages of 
                         the Solim{\~o}es Formation and was ecologically related to other 
                         taxa of crocodylians during the proto-Amazon Miocene. The 
                         evolutionary advantages of Melanosuchus genus are discussed to 
                         better understand the biogeographical occurrence of M. niger in 
                         South America, a species which survives to this day in contrast to 
                         several other species that became extinct during the 
                         Miocene-Pliocene periods. The extinction of the MiocenePliocene 
                         crocodylian taxa of the Solim{\~o}es Formation, including 
                         Melanosuchus latrubessei, seems to be directly related with the 
                         uplift of the northern portions of the Andes, which generated 
                         significantly changes in drainages and Amazon paleoenvironments.",
                  doi = "10.11646/zootaxa.4894.4.5",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4894.4.5",
                 issn = "1175-5326",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "souza filho_new.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}