Alligatoridae

This is a taxonomic family that includes creatures we call alligators and caimens. This lineage split from the Late Cretaceous from other lines in Crocodylia, approximately 87 million years ago.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alligatoridae&oldid=1121478934 This splits into two lines, alligatorinae and caimaninae. Alligatorinae consists of the two living alligators we currently have today and their extinct relatives. Caimaninae also contains many extinct creatures, but includes the whole several species of surviving caiman. Thus, this group separates the alligators and caimans from the crocodiles and gharials. It's earliest known member is Leidyosuchus.
== References ==
Category:Alligators
Category:Caimens