Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D imaging: The openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network

DC Blackburn, DM Boyer, JA Gray, J Winchester… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The impact of preserved museum specimens is transforming and increasing by three-
dimensional (3D) imaging that creates high-fidelity online digital specimens. Through …

Virtual reconstruction of the neurocranial anatomy of Kansajsuchus extensus (Neosuchia: Paralligatoridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Tadzhikistan with a review of …

IT Kuzmin, EA Sichinava, EV Mazur… - Cretaceous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The braincase features appear phylogenetically informative and key in assessing the still
contentious relationships within Crocodylomorpha. Yet, the neurocrania of many non …

Neuroanatomy and pneumaticity of the extinct Malagasy “horned” crocodile Voay robustus and its implications for crocodylid phylogeny and palaeoecology

G Perrichon, Y Pochat‐Cottilloux… - The Anatomical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Voay robustus, the extinct Malagasy “horned” crocodile, was originally considered to be the
only crocodylian representative in Madagascar during most part of the Holocene. However …

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 …

The neuroanatomy and pneumaticity of Hamadasuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Peirosauridae) from the Cretaceous of Morocco and its paleoecological significance for …

Y Pochat‐Cottilloux, N Rinder, G Perrichon… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the endocranial structures of Hamadasuchus, a peirosaurid crocodylomorph
from the late Albian‐Cenomanian Kem Kem group of Morocco. The cranial endocast …

Neuroanatomy of the crocodylian Tomistoma dowsoni from the Miocene of North Africa provides insights into the evolutionary history of gavialoids

PMJ Burke, PD Mannion - Journal of Anatomy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interrelationships of the extant crocodylians Gavialis gangeticus and Tomistoma
schlegelii have been historically disputed. Whereas molecular analyses indicate a sister …

Ontogenetic variability of the intertympanic sinus distinguishes lineages within Crocodylia

G Perrichon, L Hautier, Y Pochat‐Cottilloux… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The phylogenetic relationships within crown Crocodylia remain contentious due to conflicts
between molecular and morphological hypotheses. However, morphology‐based datasets …

Neuroanatomy of the crocodylomorph Portugalosuchus azenhae from the late cretaceous of Portugal

E Puértolas‐Pascual, IT Kuzmin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first detailed braincase anatomical description and neuroanatomical study of
Portugalosuchus azenhae, from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Portugal. This …

Dispatches from the age of crocodiles: New discoveries from ancient lineages

CM Holliday, ER Schachner - The Anatomical Record, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crocodilians inspire researchers and the public alike with their explosive hunting
methodologies, distinct craniofacial and dental morphology, and resplendent fossil record …

An anatomical reappraisal of the dwarf crocodylian Arambourgia gaudryi from the Eocene of Quercy (France) using CT data and its implications for the phylogeny and …

D Conedera, Y Pochat-Cottilloux, N Rinder… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
After about a century, the skull of the holotype and sole specimen of Arambourgia gaudryi
from the Eocene of Quercy (France) is here redescribed. Its interest resides in its extreme …