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Protoalligator
Taxonomy
Protoalligator was named by Wang et al. (2016). Its type is Eoalligator huiningensis.
It was assigned to Orientalosuchina by Massonne et al. (2019), Shan et al. (2021); and to Alligatoroidea by Wang et al. (2016), Chabrol et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Orientalosuchina by Massonne et al. (2019), Shan et al. (2021); and to Alligatoroidea by Wang et al. (2016), Chabrol et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Protoalligator Wang et al. |
| 2019 | Protoalligator Massonne et al. |
| 2021 | Protoalligator Shan et al. |
| 2024 | Protoalligator Chabrol et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Paleocene | China (Anhui) | Eoalligator huiningensis (140377) |