Structure and evolution of the embryonic cartilaginous skull of crocodilians [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceThe evolution of skull diversity in Crocodylia is rather well documented, but the developmental foundation of their cranial architecture remains poorly understood. Here, we present the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the embryonic cartilaginous
María Victoria Fernandez Blanco +1 more
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Crocodiles (Archosauria: Crocodylia) of the neotropical region
Biota Colombiana, 2000 -
Miguel A. Rodríguez M.
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First occurrences of neural canal ridges in Crocodylia
Acta Palaeontologica PolonicaCrocodylia is a crown group inclusive of the last common ancestor of extant crocodylians, followed by successive extinct and extant taxa forming Alligatoroidea, Crocodyloidea, and Gavialoidea.
William Jude Hart +2 more
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Computed tomography reveals the endocranial anatomy of Crocodylia: Implications for phylogenetic relationships and ecomorphological convergence across Crocodylomorpha. [PDF]
J AnatThe evaluation of the endocranial anatomy of 43 crocodylian species reveals several differences, including variation in the curvature of the encephalic endocast, the size of the endosseous labyrinth and paratympanic sinuses, and the presence of additional snout sinuses.
Burke PMJ, Mannion PD.
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Intraskeletal Pathway of the Trigeminal Nerve in Modern Bird Beak: 3D Comparative Anatomy Using the diceCT Method. [PDF]
J MorpholWe investigated the intraskeletal pathway of the trigeminal nerve in Aves, using diffusible iodine‐enhanced contrast‐enhanced computer tomography. Among the examined species, the main nerve pathways of the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves were highly conserved, although the ophthalmic nerve pathway around the external naris differed in ...
Wakimizu N, Tsuihiji T.
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Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 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 gharials.
Jonathan P. Rio, Philip D. Mannion
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Functional morphology and biomechanics of the locomotor apparatus in the large Late Triassic carnivore Postosuchus kirkpatricki (Archosauria: Rauisuchidae). [PDF]
J AnatA three‐dimensional model is used to analyze the locomotor biomechanics of the large Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Postosuchus kirkpatricki. The study finds that it is more uncertain than previously concluded whether it was quadrupedal or bipedal, and plantigrade or digitigrade, but it clearly had locomotor specializations including large hindlimb
Hutchinson JR +6 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2022 The vestibular system of the inner ear is a crucial sensory organ, involved in the sensation of balance and equilibrium. It consists of three semicircular canals that sense angular rotations of the head and the vestibule that detects linear acceleration ...
Julia A. Schwab +7 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Dental wear analyses are classically applied to mammals because they have evolved heterodont dentitions for sophisticated mastication. Recently, several studies have shown a correlation between pre-assigned and analytically inferred diet preferences in ...
Daniela E. Winkler +8 more
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Re-evaluation of the morphology and phylogeny of Diplocynodon levantinicum Huene & Nikoloff, 1963 and the stratigraphic age of the West Maritsa coal field (Upper Thrace Basin, Bulgaria) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Diplocynodon levantinicum Huene & Nikoloff, 1963 was described based on few bone fragments from the West-Maritsa lignite basin of Central Bulgaria.
Tobias Massonne, Madelaine Böhme
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