The phylogenetic relationships of neosuchian crocodiles and their implications for the convergent evolution of the longirostrine condition

SS Groh, P Upchurch, PM Barrett… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since their origin in the Late Triassic, crocodylomorphs have had a long history of
evolutionary change. Numerous studies examined their phylogeny, but none have …

A review of the non‐semiaquatic adaptations of extinct crocodylomorphs throughout their fossil record

Y Pochat‐Cottilloux - The Anatomical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

What is Geosaurus? Redescription of Geosaurus giganteus (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Bayern, Germany

MT Young, MB de Andrade - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The holotype and referred specimens of Geosaurus giganteus, a metriorhynchid crocodile
from the Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) of Germany, is redescribed, along with a historical …

A new species of Dyrosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Dyrosauridae) from the early Eocene of Morocco: phylogenetic implications

S Jouve, M Iarochene, B Bouya… - Zoological Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
A new dyrosaurid is described from the Ypresian of the phosphatic deposits of the Oulad
Abdoun Basin of Morocco. It is based on numerous cranial and postcranial remains …

The oldest African crocodylian: phylogeny, paleobiogeography, and differential survivorship of marine reptiles through the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

S Jouve, N Bardet, NE Jalil, XP Suberbiola… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A gavialoid crocodylian from the Maastrichtian of the Oulad Abdoun phosphatic
Basin (Morocco) is described, representing the oldest known crocodylian from Africa. The …

Review of the Late Cretaceous-early Paleogene crocodylomorphs of Europe: extinction patterns across the K-PG boundary

E Puértolas-Pascual, A Blanco, CA Brochu… - Cretaceous …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although the European dinosaur succession during the latest Cretaceous and its
relationship with the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction has been the focus of …

Morphospace occupation in thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs: skull shape variation, species delineation and temporal patterns

SE Pierce, KD Angielczyk, EJ Rayfield - Palaeontology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Skull shape variation in thalattosuchians is examined using geometric morphometric
techniques in order to delineate species, especially with respect to the classification of …

Evolutionary relationships and systematics of Atoposauridae (Crocodylomorpha: Neosuchia): implications for the rise of Eusuchia

JP Tennant, PD Mannion… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Atoposaurids are a group of small-bodied, extinct crocodyliforms, regarded as an important
component of Jurassic and Cretaceous Laurasian semi-aquatic ecosystems. Despite the …

Low‐temperature thermochronology as a control on vertical movements for semi‐quantitative source‐to‐sink analysis: A case study for the Permian to Neogene of …

R Charton, G Bertotti, AD Arnould, JEA Storms… - Basin …, 2021 - earthdoc.org
Continental passive margins and their hinterlands in the Atlantic realm have been the locus
of many Low Temperature Thermochronology (LTT) and time‐Temperature (t‐T) modelling …

Osteoderms of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

RV Hill - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The pug-nosed crocodyliform Simosuchus clarki is known from several specimens that
collectively preserve, in addition to the skull and postcranial endoskeletal elements, a …