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Leidyosuchus canadensis and Stangerochampsa mccabei share endocranial features such as posterior projection of a neurovascular canal in the maxilla and a paratympanic sinus system most similar to those of small‐bodied and young extant crocodylians, suggesting that these pedomorphic features may reflect the ancestral crocodylian condition.
G. Donzé +4 more
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Paleogene monsoons across India and South China: Drivers of biotic change [PDF]
Monsoonal climates at low latitudes (2. Fossil leaf form reveals that under such 'hothouse' conditions megathermal early Eocene to earliest Miocene forests were exposed to strong monsoonal climates typical of those experienced today arising from annual ...
Aleksandrova, Galina +13 more
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O crânio representa uma estrutura única e complexa dos vertebrados, sendo foco relevante objeto de estudos morfológicos e sistemáticos. Embora os crocodilianos constituam um importante grupo representante dos Archosauria, nossos conhecimentos acerca de ...
Fabiano C. Lima +3 more
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Red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta; Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in broadsnouted caiman (Caiman latirostris; Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) Random or Election? [PDF]
Solenopsis invicta se reproduce durante la mayor parte del año, sobre todo en los meses cálidos, coincidiendo con la reproducción de varias especies de reptiles.
Parachu Marco, Maria Virginia +1 more
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Shedding light on the taxonomic diversity of the south american miocene caimans: the status of Melanosuchus fisheri (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) [PDF]
Melanosuchus niger Spix is distributed throughout the Amazon River basin today. The extinct Melanosuchus fisheri Medina from the late Miocene of Venezuela was erected based on two almost complete, but heavily deformed skulls (the holotype MCNC 243 and
Blanco, M. Victoria Fernandez +3 more
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Crocodylian conservation effectiveness has been limited by illegal trade as well as changes in control and trade policies. We assessed spatiotemporal dynamics of illegal crocodylian trade in Colombia from 2010 to 2022 based on data collected by regional and district environmental authorities and discussed its implications on conservation efforts ...
Edison D. Bonilla‐Liberato +4 more
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Dentre os crocodilianos brasileiros, Caiman crocodilus crocodilus apresenta ampla distribuição, haja vista sua adaptação a habitats diversificados e sua dieta generalista.
Fabiano Campos Lima +5 more
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Primeiro registro de madeira de annonaceae para o neógeno da América do Sul, Bacia do Amazonas, Brasil [PDF]
The relief of the regions of Manaus and Itacoatiara,Central Amazon, is supported by Neogene siliciclastic rocks, boundedat the base and top by lateritic paleosols and covered by quaternary sedimentarydeposits from the Solimões-Amazon river system.
Amaral Soares, Emilio Alberto +5 more
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A Taxa de conversão do alimento (FCR) do Caiman latirostris é mais eficiente a temperaturas mais elevadas [PDF]
The effects of temperature on the growth of Caiman latirostris were investigated in order to evaluate the efficiency of food conversion at 29 and 33°C. Sixty-eight captive raised animals, two months old, taken from four nests, were used.
Larriera, Alejandro +2 more
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We found that recurrent positive selection has acted on TLR2 and MyD88 in amphibians and positively selected sites were mainly located at or close to function domains. Our results suggest that amphibians have adapted to different pathogenic microorganisms during their transition from the aquatic to terrestrial environment and diversification into ...
Jie Zhang +8 more
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