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Alligatorinae
Taxonomy
Alligatorinae was named by Cuvier (1807) [also attributed to Kälin 1940 and Kälin 1955]. It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Alligatorinae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Crocodilidae by Kuhn (1946); to Crocodylidae by Estes (1964), Kuhn (1966), Estes and Berberian (1970), Estes (1976), Erickson (1982), Peng et al. (2001), Böhme (2002), Pearson et al. (2002); to Alligatoridae by Khajuria and Prasad (1998), Brochu (1999), Snyder (2007), Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Alligatoridae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Alligatorinae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
It was assigned to Crocodilidae by Kuhn (1946); to Crocodylidae by Estes (1964), Kuhn (1966), Estes and Berberian (1970), Estes (1976), Erickson (1982), Peng et al. (2001), Böhme (2002), Pearson et al. (2002); to Alligatoridae by Khajuria and Prasad (1998), Brochu (1999), Snyder (2007), Pinheiro et al. (2013); and to Alligatoridae by Rio and Mannion (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1807 | Alligatorinae Cuvier |
| 1946 | Alligatorinae Kuhn p. 65 |
| 1964 | Alligatorinae Estes p. 142 |
| 1966 | Alligatorinae Kuhn p. 87 |
| 1970 | Alligatorinae Estes and Berberian p. 6 |
| 1976 | Alligatorinae Estes p. 512 |
| 1982 | Alligatorinae Erickson p. 492 |
| 1998 | Alligatorinae Khajuria and Prasad |
| 1999 | Alligatorinae Brochu |
| 2001 | Alligatorinae Peng et al. p. 32 |
| 2002 | Alligatorinae Böhme p. 342 |
| 2002 | Alligatorinae Pearson et al. p. 154 |
| 2007 | Alligatorinae Snyder p. 918 |
| 2013 | Alligatorinae Pinheiro et al. |
| 2021 | Alligatorinae Rio and Mannion |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. Alligatorinae Cuvier 1807
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G. †Ahdeskatanka Cossette and Tarailo 2024
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†Ahdeskatanka russlanddeutsche Cossette and Tarailo 2024
G. Alligator Daudin 1809 [alligator]
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†Alligator darwini Ludwig 1877
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Invalid names: Crocodilus brauniorum von Meyer 1843 [synonym], Crocodilus bruchi von Meyer 1843 [synonym], Crocodilus medius von Meyer 1843 [synonym], Crocodilus rahti von Meyer 1843 [synonym], Crocodylus ebertsi Ludwig 1877 [synonym]
†Alligator gaudryi de Stefano 1905
†Alligator hailensis Stout 2020
†Alligator hantoniensis Wood 1846
†Alligator luicus Li and Wang 1987
†Alligator mcgrewi Schmidt 1941
†Alligator mefferdi Mook 1946
Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1801 [American alligator]
†Alligator munensis Darlim et al. 2023
†Alligator olseni White 1942
†Alligator prenasalis Loomis 1904
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Invalid names: Allognathosuchus riggsi Patterson 1931 [synonym], Caimanoidea visheri Mehl 1916 [synonym]
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879 [Chinese alligator]
†Alligator thomsoni Mook 1923
G. †Allognathosuchus Mook 1921
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†Allognathosuchus heterodon Cope 1873
†Allognathosuchus polyodon Cope 1873
†Allognathosuchus wartheni Case 1925
†Allognathosuchus woutersi Buffetaut 1985
G. †Navajosuchus Mook 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available