Chinatichampsus

Chinatichampsus
Temporal range: Eocene: late Uintan – early Duchesnean,
Holotype skull of Chintanichampsus wilsonorum.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauria
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Subfamily: Caimaninae
Genus: †Chinatichampsus
Stocker, Brochu, & Kirk, 2021
Species
  • †Chinatichampsus wilsonorum Stocker, Brochu & Kirk, 2021 (type)

Chinatichampsus is an extinct genus of crocodilian from the Devil's Graveyard Formation of Texas, specifically the Dalquest Desert Research Site. It is a monotypic genus, containing only the type species Chintanichampsus wilsonorum. A single specimen, TMM 45911–1, was first discovered in 2010. Chinatichampsus is the most basal Eocene caimanine, dating to between 42.8 and 41.5 million years ago, and is considered to be more basal than Protocaiman.

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