Protoalligator

Pro-to-al-le-gay-tor.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, March 16). Protoalligator. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/protoalligator/

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Name

Protoalligator ‭(‬first alligator‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pro-to-al-le-gay-tor.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauria,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Crocodilia,‭ ‬Alligatoroidea.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬huiningensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Wanghudun Formation.

Time Period

Paleocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Protoalligator is a genus of alligator that lived in China during the Paleocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Taxonomic revision of Eoalligator‭ (‬Crocodylia,‭ ‬Brevirostres‭) ‬and the paleogeographic origins of the Chinese alligatoroids.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬4:e2356:1-43/‭ ‬-‭ ‬Y.-Y.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sullivan‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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