Alligator thomsoni
| Alligator thomsoni Temporal range: Miocene
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| Skull of the Alligator hailensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Genus: | Alligator |
| Species: | †A. thomsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alligator thomsoni Mook, 1923
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Alligator thomsoni , named after the site where it was found by C.C. Stout, is an extinct species of alligator. They lived in 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
- ^ a b “Alligator Thomsoni Mook 1923 (Alligator).” Fossilworks, fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=96548.
- ^ “Alligator Thomsoni Mook, 1923.” GBIF, www.gbif.org/species/4967707.
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