[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 …
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 …
today and have survived numerous major biological crises. Contrary to historic belief, their …
Explanations for latitudinal diversity gradients must invoke rate variation
EE Saupe - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) describes the pattern of increasing numbers of
species from the poles to the equator. Although recognized for over 200 years, the …
species from the poles to the equator. Although recognized for over 200 years, the …
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 …
The multi-peak adaptive landscape of crocodylomorph body size evolution
Background Little is known about the long-term patterns of body size evolution in
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
A second peirosaurid crocodyliform from the Mid-Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of Morocco and the diversity of Gondwanan notosuchians outside South America
CSC Nicholl, ESE Hunt… - Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Notosuchians are an extinct clade of terrestrial crocodyliforms with a particularly rich record
in the late Early to Late Cretaceous (approx. 130–66 Ma) of Gondwana. Although much of …
in the late Early to Late Cretaceous (approx. 130–66 Ma) of Gondwana. Although much of …
Decoupling speciation and extinction reveals both abiotic and biotic drivers shaped 250 million years of diversity in crocodile-line archosaurs
ARD Payne, PD Mannion, GT Lloyd… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Whereas living representatives of Pseudosuchia, crocodylians, number fewer than 30
species, more than 700 pseudosuchian species are known from their 250-million-year fossil …
species, more than 700 pseudosuchian species are known from their 250-million-year fossil …
Environmental drivers of body size evolution in crocodile-line archosaurs
MT Stockdale, MJ Benton - Communications Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Ever since Darwin, biologists have debated the relative roles of external and internal drivers
of large-scale evolution. The distributions and ecology of living crocodilians are controlled …
of large-scale evolution. The distributions and ecology of living crocodilians are controlled …
Phylogenetic and spatial distribution of evolutionary diversification, isolation, and threat in turtles and crocodilians (non-avian archosauromorphs)
Background The origin of turtles and crocodiles and their easily recognized body forms
dates to the Triassic and Jurassic. Despite their long-term success, extant species diversity …
dates to the Triassic and Jurassic. Despite their long-term success, extant species diversity …