Marine reptiles and mammals are phylogenetically so distant from each other that their
marine adaptations are rarely compared directly. We reviewed ecophysiological features in …

Crocodylomorphs constitute a clade of archosaurs that have thrived since the Mesozoic until
today and have survived numerous major biological crises. Contrary to historic belief, their …

Major evolutionary transitions, in which animals develop new body plans and adapt to
dramatically new habitats and lifestyles, have punctuated the history of life. The origin of …

Abstract From the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs
inhabited marine ecosystems across the European archipelago. Unfortunately, European …

Abstract Fossil Alligator remains from Asia are critical for tracing the enigmatic evolutionary
origin of the Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis, the only living representative of …

Among archosaurs, thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs experienced the most extensive
adaptations to the marine realm. Despite significant attention, the phylogenetic position of …

Here we describe a new genus and species of metriorhynchid crocodylomorph, Enalioetes
schroederi gen. et sp. nov., from the lower Valanginian Stadthagen Formation (Lower …

The use of more than one nomenclatural code is becoming increasingly common in some
biological sub-disciplines. To minimize nomenclatural instability, we have decided to …

Metriorhynchidae was a clade of extinct crocodylomorphs that adapted to a pelagic lifestyle,
becoming a key component of Mesozoic lagoonal and coastal marine ecosystems. The type …

Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs were a ubiquitous component of shallow marine
ecosystems during the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. Alas, their origins remain a mystery …