Outgroup sampling is a central issue in phylogenetic analysis. However, good justification is
rarely given for outgroup selection in published analyses. Recent advances in our …

While the crocodyliform lineage extends back over 200 million years (Myr) to the Late
Triassic, modern forms—members of Eusuchia—do not appear until the Cretaceous …

New information on Dakosaurus andiniensis from the Latest Jurassic and Early Cretaceous
is reported here. One of the specimens described herein consists of an almost complete …

This paper presents a detailed description of the skull and part of the mandible of the
crocodyliform reptile Hamadasuchus rebouli from the Kem Kem beds (Upper Cretaceous …

Simosuchus clarki is a small, pug-nosed notosuchian crocodyliform from the Late
Cretaceous of Madagascar. Originally described on the basis of a single specimen including …

A new species of Araripesuchus present in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar is
described. The taxon is known from at least five individuals, including a nearly complete …

We describe a new specimen of the fossil crocodyliform taxon Shamosuchus djadochtaensis
from the Late Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation. The new specimen consists of an almost …

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

The bizarre crocodyliform Simosuchus clarki shares several derived cranial characteristics
with basal notosuchian taxa. In the original phylogenetic analysis assessing placement of …

Background Baurusuchidae is a group of extinct Crocodyliformes with peculiar, dog-faced
skulls, hypertrophied canines, and terrestrial, cursorial limb morphologies. Their importance …