Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1801 (American alligator)
Reptilia - Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 110824
Alternative combination: Crocodilus mississippiensis
Belongs to Alligator according to S. R. May 2019
Sister taxa: Alligator darwini, Alligator gaudryi, Alligator hantoniensis, Alligator heterodon, Alligator luicus, Alligator mcgrewi, Alligator mefferdi, Alligator olseni, Alligator prenasalis, Alligator sinensis, Alligator thomsoni
Ecology: carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): skull 400.1 x 195.6
Estimated body mass: 94.4 kg based on skull length