Alligatoroidea
Superfamily of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alligatoroidea is one of three superfamilies of crocodylians, the other two being Crocodyloidea and Gavialoidea. Alligatoroidea evolved in the Late Cretaceous period, and consists of the alligators and caimans, as well as extinct members more closely related to the alligators than the two other groups.
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Alligatoroidea | |
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Alligators (shown above) and caimans are living members of the superfamily Alligatoroidea. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Archosauriformes |
Order: | Crocodilia |
Superfamily: | Alligatoroidea Gray, 1844 |
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