Alligator mcgrewi
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| Alligator mcgrewi Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Superfamily: | Alligatoroidea |
| Family: | Alligatoridae |
| Subfamily: | Alligatorinae |
| Genus: | Alligator |
| Species: | †A. mcgrewi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alligator mcgrewi Schmidt, 1941 | |
Alligator mcgrewi is an extinct species of alligator described by K.P. Schmidt in 1941. They lived in the Early Miocene period,[2] and their range was principally in what is now Nebraska, United States.[2] It is a small alligator with an estimated body length of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft).[3] A. mcgrewi has a unique snout, distinguishing it from other alligator species and implying that it evolved from specific environmental adaptations.
