Alligator olseni

Olsen's alligator
Temporal range: Early Miocene 20.4–16 Ma
Forelimbs of Alligator olseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Subfamily: Alligatorinae
Genus: Alligator
Species: A. olseni
Binomial name
Alligator olseni
White, 1942

Alligator olseni (common name Olsen’s Alligator, named after Russel Olsen) is an extinct species of alligator. They lived in the Early Miocene period, around 16-19 million years ago and possibly earlier. Their range was principally in what is now known as Florida, United States, and possibly extending into southeastern Texas.[1][2]

References

  1. "Alligator olseni". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Alligator olseni". Fossilworks. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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