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Crown clade: Alligatoridae Cuvier 1807 {Brochu 2003} (reptile)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Crocodylia

Phylogeny

Node-based clade Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: fig. 1.
Crown clade Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: fig. 1. [implicit]

Defined by the most recent common ancestor (and all its descendants) of

Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802) Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: table 1 (p. 360).
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: table 1 (p. 360).

Current position

Globidonta (Clade) Brochu 1999 [Brochu 1999] Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: fig. 4.

Historical positions

Globidonta (Clade) Brochu 1999 [Brochu 1999] Ref: C.A. Brochu, 2003: table 1 (p. 360), figs. 1, 4.
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Last updated: 1 Feb 2024