First appearing in the latest Cretaceous, Crocodylia is a clade of semi-aquatic, predatory
reptiles, defined by the last common ancestor of extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and …

True crocodiles (Crocodylus) are the most broadly distributed, ecologically diverse, and
species‐rich crocodylian genus, comprising about half of extant crocodylian diversity and …

Abstract The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an ancient icon of both cultural and
scientific interest. The species is emblematic of the great civilizations of the Nile River valley …

The latest Messinian Monticino Quarry fissure fillings, near Brisighella in Italy, are well
known for their diverse mammal fauna. Conversely, little is known about other vertebrates …

We describe a new crocodile, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, sp. nov., on the basis of skulls
and jaws from Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in the Lake Turkana Basin of Kenya. The …

The phylogenetic relationships among extant species of Crocodylus (Crocodylia) have been
inconsistently resolved by previous systematic studies. Here we used nearly complete …

Background The fossil record reveals surprising crocodile diversity in the Neogene of Africa,
but relationships with their living relatives and the biogeographic origins of the modern …

Monitor lizards (genus Varanus) inhabited Europe at least from the early Miocene to the
Pleistocene. Their fossil record is limited to about 40 localities that have provided mostly …

Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the earliest late Miocene (early Tortonian, MN 9) of
Plakias (Crete, Greece) are described in this paper. Most of the material is fragmentary …

Aim Almost half of the extant species of Crocodylia (nine genera, sensu Benton & Clark)
belong to the genus Crocodylus, which originated in the Miocene. Today, this genus has a …