Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem [PDF]
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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The effects of cryptic diversity on diversification dynamics analyses in Crocodylia [PDF]
Incomplete taxon sampling due to underestimation of present-day biodiversity biases diversification analysis by favouring slowdowns in speciation rates towards the recent time. For instance, in diversification dynamics studies in Crocodylia, long-term low net-diversification rates and slowdowns in speciation rates have been ...
Sebastian Hoehna, Gustavo Darlim
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Ocorrência da Icnoespécie Nihilichnus nihilicus Mikulás, Kadlecová, Fejfar & Dvorák (2006) em Vértebra de Crocodylia da Formação Solimões (Mioceno Superior da Bacia do Acre) [PDF]
Os aspectos icnológicos relacionados a substrato ósseo da Formação Solimões (Mioceno superior da Bacia do Acre) ainda são pouco conhecidos. Um estudo tafonômico recente dos fósseis desta unidade disponíveis no acervo do Museu de Ciências da Terra da ...
Enrico Dalmas Baggio Di Gregorio +1 more
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Selection and trans-species polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex class II genes in the order Crocodylia. [PDF]
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II genes encode for molecules that aid in the presentation of antigens to helper T cells. MHC characterisation within and between major vertebrate taxa has shed light on the evolutionary mechanisms shaping the
Weerachai Jaratlerdsiri +4 more
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Bone histology is an important tool for the interpretation of life patterns in animals of the past and extant fauna. The crocodylians have been studied as important inferential models for morphophysiological characteristics.
Paulo Mascarenhas-Junior +2 more
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Evolution of MHC class I in the Order Crocodylia [PDF]
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a dynamic genomic region with an essential role in the adaptive immunity of jawed vertebrates. The evolution of the MHC has been dominated by gene duplication and gene loss, commonly known as the birth-and-death process. Evolutionary studies of the MHC have mostly focused on model species.
Jaratlerdsiri, Weerachai +7 more
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A revision of the evolutionary relationships of Crocodylia [PDF]
First appearing in the latest Cretaceous, Crocodylia is a clade of mostly semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles, defined as all of the descendants of the last common ancestor of the extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gharials. Crocodylian phylogeny has been extensively studied using molecular and morphological datasets; however, numerous systematic
Rio, Jonathan Paul
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Cocodrilos (Archosauria: Crocodylia) de la región neotropical [PDF]
Crocodylia [Gmelin, 1789], originalmente Crocodili, es un orden con distribución circuntropical, aunque algunas especies actualmente ocupan áreas cálidas de la zona temperada. Los cocodrilos vivientes tienen sus ancestros en los protosuchios del triásico
Miguel A. Rodríguez M.
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Published as part of Vianey-Liaud, Monique, Comte, Bernard, Marandat, Bernard, Peigné, Stéphane, Rage, Jean-Claude & Sudre, Jean, 2014, A new early Late Oligocene (MP 26) continental vertebrate fauna from Saint-Privat-des-Vieux (Alès Basin, Gard, Southern France), pp.
Vianey-Liaud, Monique +5 more
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Structure and evolution of the embryonic cartilaginous skull of crocodilians [PDF]
The 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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