[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 …

Heterochronic shifts and conserved embryonic shape underlie crocodylian craniofacial disparity and convergence

ZS Morris, KA Vliet, A Abzhanov… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The distinctive anatomy of the crocodylian skull is intimately linked with dietary ecology,
resulting in repeated convergence on blunt-and slender-snouted ecomorphs. These …

An overview on the crocodylomorpha cranial neuroanatomy: variability, morphological patterns and paleobiological implications

F Barrios, P Bona, A Paulina-Carabajal… - … of Amniotes: New …, 2022 - Springer
An overview of the neuroanatomy and the principal anatomical transformations of the cranial
endocast of the main lineages of Crocodylomorpha are presented. One of the main …

The impact of molecular data on the phylogenetic position of the putative oldest crown crocodilian and the age of the clade

G Darlim, MSY Lee, J Walter, M Rabi - Biology Letters, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The use of molecular data for living groups is vital for interpreting fossils, especially when
morphology-only analyses retrieve problematic phylogenies for living forms. These …

[HTML][HTML] Australia's prehistoric 'swamp king': revision of the Plio-Pleistocene crocodylian genus Pallimnarchus de Vis, 1886

J Ristevski, AM Yates, GJ Price, RE Molnar… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
The crocodylian fossil record from the Cenozoic of Australasia is notable for its rich
taxonomic diversity, and is primarily represented by members of the clade Mekosuchinae …

A new eusuchian crocodylomorph from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Portugal reveals novel implications on the origin of Crocodylia

O Mateus, E Puértolas-Pascual… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The fossil record of Eusuchia extends back to the Early Cretaceous (Barremian), with the
English species Hylaeochampsa vectiana being the oldest known representative of the …

Crocodylian assemblage from the middle Eocene Ikovo locality (Lugansk Province, Ukraine), with a discussion of the fossil record and geographic origins of …

IT Kuzmin, EA Zvonok - Geobios, 2021 - Elsevier
The known fossil record of crocodyliforms in Europe during the Paleogene is significantly
biased, in that the fauna of Western Europe is far better sampled and understood compared …

Neuroanatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis, 1993

J Ristevski - Journal of Anatomy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although our knowledge on crocodylomorph palaeoneurology has experienced
considerable growth in recent years, the neuroanatomy of many crocodylomorph taxa has …

Spatiotemporal palaeodiversity patterns of modern crocodiles (Crocodyliformes: Eusuchia)

A De Celis, I Narváez, F Ortega - Zoological Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Eusuchia is a crocodyliform clade with a rich and diverse fossil record dating back to the
Mesozoic. There are several recent studies that analyse crocodyliform palaeodiversity over …

Developmental origins of the crocodylian skull table and platyrostral face

ZS Morris, KA Vliet, A Abzhanov… - The Anatomical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dorsoventrally flattened skull typifies extant Crocodylia perhaps more than any other
anatomical feature and is generally considered an adaptation for semi‐aquatic feeding …