Alligator olseni
Appearance
Olsen's alligator Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Forelimbs of Alligator olseni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Family: | Alligatoridae |
Genus: | Alligator |
Species: | †A. olseni
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Binomial name | |
†Alligator olseni White, 1942
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Alligator olseni (common name Olsen’s Alligator, named after Russel Olsen) is an extinct species of alligator. They lived in the Early Miocene period, around 16-19 million years ago and possibly earlier. Their range was principally in what is now known as Florida, United States, and possibly extending into southeastern Texas.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Alligator olseni". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Alligator olseni". Fossilworks. Retrieved 19 June 2016.