Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae

Full reference: B. R. Erickson. 1982. Wannaganosuchus, a new alligator from the Paleocene of North America. Journal of Paleontology 56(2):492-506

Parent taxon: Caimaninae according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021

See also Brochu 1999, Carroll 1988, Erickson 1982, Farke et al. 2014, Jouve et al. 2008, Martin and Lauprasert 2010, Sullivan et al. 1988 and Wu et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Brachychampsa, Caiman tremembensis, Centenariosuchus, Ceratosuchus, Chinatichampsus, Culebrasuchus, Globidentosuchus, Gnatusuchus, Jacarea, Kuttanacaiman, Mourasuchus, Nettosuchidae, Orthogenysuchus, Stangerochampsa

Subtaxa: Wannaganosuchus brachymanus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wannagan Creek Quarry (Paleocene of North Dakota)

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