Classification

Kingdom
Metazoa

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Sauropsida

Order
Crocodilia

Family
Alligatoridae

Genus
Alligator

Species
mississippiensis

Age
Miocene Epoch

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FS244 Alligator "Cheek Tooth"
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2.5 cm. Long x 1.0 cm. Wide x 1.0 cm. High

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Classification: Metazoa, Chordata, Sauropsida, Crocodilia, Alligatoridae, Alligator, mississippiensis
Description: Looks like a 'gator "cheek" tooth with prominent carinae. Gator teeth may decorticate as they dry.
Age: Cenozoic Era
Location Found:
Found by: lovevelocat
Custodian: lovevelocat
Identified by: hemipristis
References: The Fossil Vertebrates of Florida, pp. 150-151