Two new species of Alligatorids were discovered this year, one in Florida, another in Texas. The one from Florida seems to bridge the extinct A. mefferdi, to the extant A. mississippiensis, sharing characteristics of both.   1. Alligator hailensis New early Pleistocene Alligator (Eusuchia: Crocodylia) from Florida bridges a gap in Alligator evolution ABSTRACT: The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is one of two species of Alligator in the modern world. It is onl