Alligator mcgrewi

Alligator mcgrewi is an extinct species of alligator described by K.P. Schmidt. They lived in the Early Miocene period,[2][3] and their range was principally in what is now Nebraska, United States.[2]

Alligator mcgrewi
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Subfamily: Alligatorinae
Genus: Alligator
Species:
A. mcgrewi
Binomial name
Alligator mcgrewi
Schmidt, 1941

Measurements

The average measurements for the skull of A. mcgrewi are 145 x 96 in millimeters. Based on the length, the estimated body mass was 3 kg.[2]

References

  1. Rio, Jonathan P.; Mannion, Philip D. (6 September 2021). "Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9: e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843.
  2. "†Alligator mcgrewi Schmidt 1941 (Alligator)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. Alligator mcgrewi Schmidt, 1941 in Paleobiology Database (2018). The Paleobiology Database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zzoyxi accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-11-05.


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