[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem
JP Rio, PD Mannion - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
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 …
reptiles, defined by the last common ancestor of extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and …
Food transport in Reptilia: a comparative viewpoint
V Bels, G Le Floch, F Kirchhoff… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Reptilia exploit a large diversity of food resources from plant materials to living mobile prey.
They are among the first tetrapods that needed to drink to maintain their water homeostasis …
They are among the first tetrapods that needed to drink to maintain their water homeostasis …
Ecological opportunity and the rise and fall of crocodylomorph evolutionary innovation
Understanding the origin, expansion and loss of biodiversity is fundamental to evolutionary
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
Crocodylomorph cranial shape evolution and its relationship with body size and ecology
PL Godoy - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Crocodylomorpha, which includes living crocodylians and their extinct relatives, has a rich
fossil record, extending back for more than 200 million years. Unlike modern semi‐aquatic …
fossil record, extending back for more than 200 million years. Unlike modern semi‐aquatic …
The effects of skull flattening on suchian jaw muscle evolution
Jaw muscles are key features of the vertebrate feeding apparatus. The jaw musculature is
housed in the skull whose morphology reflects a compromise between multiple functions …
housed in the skull whose morphology reflects a compromise between multiple functions …
Body size estimation of Caimaninae specimens from the Miocene of South America
Living crocodylians are frequently regarded as morphologically and ecologically
conservative, contrasting with the group's rich fossil record, which reveals a much higher …
conservative, contrasting with the group's rich fossil record, which reveals a much higher …
The limits of convergence: the roles of phylogeny and dietary ecology in shaping non-avian amniote crania
KM Melstrom, KD Angielczyk… - Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cranial morphology is remarkably varied in living amniotes and the diversity of shapes is
thought to correspond with feeding ecology, a relationship repeatedly demonstrated at …
thought to correspond with feeding ecology, a relationship repeatedly demonstrated at …
Convergence of aquatic feeding modes in the Sauropsida (crocodiles, birds, lizards, snakes and, turtles)
The Sauropsida includes the extant crocodiles, birds, turtles, lizards and snakes. With
roughly 30,000 described species, it is not only the largest phylogenetic group within …
roughly 30,000 described species, it is not only the largest phylogenetic group within …
A juvenile skull of the longirostrine choristodere (Diapsida: Choristodera), Mengshanosaurus minimus gen. et sp. nov., with comments on neochoristodere ontogeny
Y Meng, LI Da-Qing, DT KSEPKA… - Vertebrata …, 2021 - vertpala.ac.cn
Choristoderes were an important clade of semi-aquatic predators that occupied Laurasian
freshwater ecosystems from the Middle Jurassic to the Miocene. During the Early …
freshwater ecosystems from the Middle Jurassic to the Miocene. During the Early …
新发现的长吻型离龙(双孔亚纲: 离龙目) 幼年个体——袖珍蒙山龙, 兼论新离龙类的个体发育
袁梦， 李大庆， 易鸿宇 - 古脊椎动物学报, 2021 - vertpala.ac.cn
离龙是一类生活在中侏罗世至中新世的半水生掠食性动物. 白垩纪早期, 部分离龙类演化为与现
生鳄鱼形态类似的大型长吻爬行动物, 称为新离龙类. 报道了来自山东省下白垩统蒙阴组的一长 …
生鳄鱼形态类似的大型长吻爬行动物, 称为新离龙类. 报道了来自山东省下白垩统蒙阴组的一长 …