†Alligator hantoniensis Wood 1846 (alligator)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Belongs to Alligator according to S. Wood 1846
See also Delfino and Smith 2012, Martin 2010 and Rio et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Alligator darwini, Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hailensis, Alligator heterodon, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi, Alligator mississippiensis, Alligator munensis, Alligator olseni, Alligator prenasalis, Alligator sinensis, Alligator thomsoni
Type specimen: NHMUK OR 25166, a partial skull
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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