What's in an outgroup? The impact of outgroup choice on the phylogenetic position of Thalattosuchia (Crocodylomorpha) and the origin of Crocodyliformes

EW Wilberg - Systematic Biology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
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 …

The origin of modern crocodyliforms: new evidence from the Cretaceous of Australia

SW Salisbury, RE Molnar, E Frey… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

Skull anatomy of Dakosaurus andiniensis (Thalattosuchia: Crocodylomorpha) and the phylogenetic position of Thalattosuchia

D Pol, Z Gasparini - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Cretaceous of Morocco

HCE Larsson, HD Sues - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
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 …

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

NJ Kley, JJW Sertich, AH Turner… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Osteology and phylogeny of a new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

AH Turner - Historical Biology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology of the Late Cretaceous crocodylomorph Shamosuchus djadochtaensis and a discussion of neosuchian phylogeny as related to the origin of …

D Pol, AH Turner, MA Norell - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural …, 2009 - BioOne
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 …

A new early diverging thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) from the Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) of Dorset, UK and implications for the origin and evolution of the …

EW Wilberg, PL Godoy, EF Griffiths… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Among archosaurs, thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs experienced the most extensive
adaptations to the marine realm. Despite significant attention, the phylogenetic position of …

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

AH Turner, JJW Sertich - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The bizarre crocodyliform Simosuchus clarki shares several derived cranial characteristics
with basal notosuchian taxa. In the original phylogenetic analysis assessing placement of …

A new baurusuchid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the phylogeny of Baurusuchidae

FC Montefeltro, HCE Larsson, MC Langer - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Baurusuchidae is a group of extinct Crocodyliformes with peculiar, dog-faced
skulls, hypertrophied canines, and terrestrial, cursorial limb morphologies. Their importance …