Alligator olseni

Olsen's alligator; Temporal range: Early Miocene 20.4–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Forelimbs of Alligator olseni
Conservation status
	Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Alligatoridae
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 20.4-15.97 million years ago and possibly earlier.[1] Their range was principally in what is now known as Florida, United States, and possibly extending into southeastern Texas.[2][3]

References

T. E. White. 1942. A new alligator from the Miocene of Florida. Copeia 1942(1):3-7
"Alligator olseni". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
"Alligator olseni". Fossilworks. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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[1] T. E. White. 1942. A new alligator from the Miocene of Florida. Copeia 1942(1):3-7

[2] "Alligator olseni". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[Fossilworks-3] "Alligator olseni". Fossilworks. Retrieved 19 June 2016.