Alligatorinae

Alligatorinae; Temporal range: Paleocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible Maastrichtian origin if Late Cretaceous taxa are included
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	Archosauriformes
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	Alligatoridae
Subfamily:	Alligatorinae; Gray, 1844
Genera
	Alligator; †Ahdeskatanka; †Allognathosuchus; †Arambourgia; †Ceratosuchus; †Hassiacosuchus; †Navajosuchus?; †Procaimanoidea; †Wannaganosuchus;

Alligatorinae is a subfamily within the family Alligatoridae that contains the alligators and their closest extinct relatives, and is the sister taxon to Caimaninae (the caimans). Many genera in Alligatorinae are described, but only the genus Alligator is still living, with the remaining genera extinct.

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