Alligatoroidea
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| Scientific name | Alligatoroidea |
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| Rank | Superfamily |
| Higher classification | Brevirostres |
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| ID | 3018737 |
About Alligatoroidea
Alligatoroidea is a superfamily of crocodilians that evolved in the Late Cretaceous period. Cladistically, Alligatoroidea is Alligator mississippiensis and all crocodylians more closely related to A. mississippiensis than to either Crocodylus niloticus or Gavialis gangeticus.