Alligator mcgrewi
Appearance
Alligator mcgrewi Temporal range: Early 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. mcgrewi
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Binomial name | |
†Alligator mcgrewi Schmidt, 1941
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Alligator mcgrewi is an extinct species of alligator discoverd by K.P. Schmidt. They lived in the Early Miocene period. [1] Their range was principally in what is now known as Nebraska, United States.[2]
Measurements
The average measurement for the skull of a A. mcgrewi is 145.2 x 96.4 in millimeters. Based on the length, the estimated body mass 3.00 kg.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b S“Alligator Mcgrewi Schmidt 1941 (Alligator).” Fossilworks, ossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=172980.