Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Full reference: J. B. Stout. 2020. New early Pleistocene Alligator (Eusuchia: Crocodylia) from Florida bridges a gap in Alligator evolution. Zootaxa 4868(1):41-60
Belongs to Alligator according to J. B. Stout 2020
Sister taxa: Alligator darwini, Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hantoniensis, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi, Alligator mississippiensis, Alligator munensis, Alligator olseni, Alligator prenasalis, Alligator sinensis, Alligator thomsoni
Type specimen: UF 224688, a partial skeleton (Complete skull and most of the postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Haile 7C, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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