Alligator prenasalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subdivisio: Pseudosuchia
Superordo: Crocodylomorpha
Ordo: Crocodilia
Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Alligatoridae
Subfamilia: Alligatorinae
Genus: Alligator
Species: Alligator prenasalis

Name

Alligator prenasalis (Loomis, 1904)

Type locality: Indian Draw (SDSM Titanothere Beds) [Pennington County, South Dakota, 43.8° N, 102.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 93.8° W]

Synonyms

  • Caimanoidea visheri Mehl, 1916
Type material: University of South Dakota 1,044. Type locality: Caimanoidea visheri type locality. [Shannon County, South Dakota (43.7° N, 102.8° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 94.0° W]
  • Alligator vischeri Mehl, 1916
  • Allognathosuchus riggsi Patterson, 1931
Type material: Field Museum P 12141. Type locality: Phinney Springs. [Custer County, South Dakota, 43.8° N, 102.8° W: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 93.9° W]
  • Alligator riggsi Patterson, 1931

References

Primary references

  • Mehl, M.G. 1916. Caimanoidea visheri, a new crocodilian from the Oligocene of South Dakota. Journal of Geology 24(1): 47–56. DOI: 10.1086/622301 Reference page. 
  • Patterson, B. 1931. Occurrence of the alligatoroid genus Allognathosuchus in the Lower Oligocene. Field Museum of Natural History. Geological Series 4(6): 223–226. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.3156 Reference page. 
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