†Alligator darwini Ludwig 1877 (alligator)
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Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Synonyms: Crocodylus ebertsi Ludwig 1877, Diplocynodon ebertsi Ludwig 1877
Belongs to Alligator according to Ludwig 1877
See also Delfino and Smith 2012, Martin 2010, Puértolas et al. 2011 and Rio et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hailensis, Alligator hantoniensis, Alligator heterodon, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi, Alligator mississippiensis, Alligator munensis, Alligator olseni, Alligator prenasalis, Alligator sinensis, Alligator thomsoni
Type specimens:
- Alligator darwini: Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Museum Darmstadt Collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany
- Crocodylus ebertsi:
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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