| Alligator thomsoni Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Genus: | Alligator |
| Species: | †A. thomsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alligator thomsoni Mook, 1923 | |
Alligator thomsoni is an extinct species of alligator that existed during the Early Miocene period. Their range was principally in what is now known as Nebraska, United States.[1][2]
Measurements
The average measurement for the skull of a A. thomsoni is 363.0 x 223.0 in millimeters. Based on the length, the estimated body mass 67.8 kg.[1]
References
- 1 2 “Alligator Thomsoni Mook 1923 (Alligator).” Fossilworks, Fossilworks.
- ↑ “Alligator Thomsoni Mook, 1923.” GBIF, www.gbif.org/species/4967707.
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