Alligator thomsoni
Temporal range: Miocene
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. 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. 1 2 “Alligator Thomsoni Mook 1923 (Alligator).” Fossilworks, Fossilworks.
  2. “Alligator Thomsoni Mook, 1923.” GBIF, www.gbif.org/species/4967707.
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