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Fossils identical to the existing American alligator are found throughout the Pleistocene, from 2.5 million to 11.7 thousand years ago. [17] In 2016, a Late Miocene fossil skull of an alligator, dating to approximately seven or eight million years ago, was discovered in Marion County, Florida. Unlike the other extinct alligator species of the ...
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
Florida — Her body was found in a canal near Oldsmar in Pinellas County, 20 miles (30 km) north of St. Petersburg. She had been in the water for about three days. Preliminary autopsy results indicated a fatal alligator attack. Her arm and hand were later recovered from an 8.5-foot (2.6 m) alligator. [40] [42] [43] May 10, 2006
KC Pet Project, which called off its search for the alligator six days ago, received an anonymous tip that the alligator was found near Lakeview Middle School, where it went missing 10 days earlier.
The largest and most alligator-infested lake in the state has more than 9,000 alligators confirmed to be living in it, with another 21,000 estimated to be lurking in the same water.
An American alligator found in a cold New York creek in November 2024. Mark Perpetua, his new owner, said on Nov. 19, 2024 that he may be 4 to 6 years old, but he could be older.
Alligators are native only to the United States and China. [19] [20] American alligators are found in the southeast United States: all of Florida and Louisiana; the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; coastal South and North Carolina; East Texas, the southeast corner of Oklahoma, and the southern tip of Arkansas.
The 14-inch-long reptile was last seen at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lakeview Middle School. A search of the grounds came up empty, and with its mouth taped shut, the gator is in danger.