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An alligator nest at Everglades National Park, Florida, United States Alligator olseni forelimb Alligator prenasalis fossil. The superfamily Alligatoroidea is thought to have split from the crocodile-gharial lineage in the late Cretaceous, about 80 million years ago, but possibly as early as 100 million years ago based on molecular phylogenetics.
The 2012 alligator hunting season had a late start, due to Hurricane Isaac making landfall in Louisiana, pressuring hunters to hunt as many gators as they can in a short period of time. Troy takes on his oldest son, Brandon, as his partner after Clint decided to concentrate on his turtle farm, but the storm (which caused the gators to spread ...
The second-season premiere drew 3.9 million total viewers, and increased 26% versus the season 1 average (3.1 million). It was the series' most-watched episode ever. Swamp People captured 2.0 million adults age 18–49 and age 25–50 impressions up +25% and +18% from the season 1 average respectively (1.6 million A18-49 and 1.7 million A25-54 ...
There are also nearly 1 million alligators on farms in Louisiana." A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators
The Chinese alligator split from the American alligator about 33 million years ago [8] and likely descended from a lineage that crossed the Bering land bridge during the Neogene. The modern American alligator is well represented in the fossil record of the Pleistocene. [9] The alligator's full mitochondrial genome was sequenced in the 1990s. [10]
Reggie the Alligator in his home at the L.A. Zoo. Fifteen years ago, Reggie was the talk of the town when he was discovered living in a lake in Harbor City. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
The largest known fossil hyena is Pachycrocuta, estimated at 90–100 cm (35–39 in) at the shoulder [193] and 190 kg (420 lb) weight. [42] Another huge hyena with mass over 100 kg (220 lb) is the cave hyena. It is actually a subspecies of the African spotted hyena, which is at 10% smaller than the extinct cave hyena. [194]
Deinosuchus (/ ˌ d aɪ n ə ˈ sj uː k ə s /) is an extinct genus of alligatoroid crocodilian, related to modern alligators and caimans, that lived 82 to 73 million years ago (Ma), during the late Cretaceous period. The name translates as "terrible crocodile" and is derived from the Greek deinos (δεινός), "terrible", and soukhos ...