Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1801 (American alligator)

Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Alternative combination: Crocodilus mississippiensis

Belongs to Alligator according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 1999, Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Holman 1959, Lang and Guilette 2002, Leidy 1860, May 2019, Mook 1921 and Snyder 2007

Sister taxa: Alligator darwini, Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hailensis, Alligator hantoniensis, Alligator heterodon, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi, Alligator munensis, Alligator olseni, Alligator prenasalis, Alligator sinensis, Alligator thomsoni

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (22: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas collections)

• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of United States (4: Texas)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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