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Alligator mefferdi

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Alligator mefferdi
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: Alligator
Species:
A. mefferdi
Binomial name
Alligator mefferdi
C.C. Mook, 1946

Alligator mefferdi is an extinct species of alligator described by C.C. Mook. They lived in the Pliocene period.[1] Their range was principally in what is now Nebraska, United States;[2] the specimens was discovered at Ash Hollow State Historical Park.

Measurements

The average measurements for the skull of A. mcgrewi are 298 x 170 in millimeters. Based on the length, the estimated body mass was 34.6 kg.

References

  1. ^ http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=96549 Fossilworks
  2. ^ "Alligators may not have changed much in 8 million years". Mashable UK. Retrieved 2020-12-26.