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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Acta Herpetologica, 2021 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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Crocodiles (Archosauria: Crocodylia) of the neotropical region
Biota Colombiana, 2000 -
Miguel A. Rodríguez M.
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Temperature variation in nests of Caiman crocodilus (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)
Acta Herpetologica, 2007 Caiman crocodilus is a widely distributed species in the Neotropics; however, studies of incubation temperatures in wildlife are uncommon. Incubation temperature in four nests of Caiman crocodilus were measured with a digital thermometer, in the National
Armando H. Escobedo Galván
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ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles [PDF]
Scientific DataTrait datasets are increasingly being used in studies investigating eco-evolutionary theory and global conservation initiatives. Reptiles are emerging as a key group for studying these questions because their traits are crucial for understanding the ...
Oleksandra Oskyrko +3 more
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Reproductive Biology of the Crocodylia
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2022 Grahame Webb, Charlie Manolis
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Size, not phylogeny, explains the morphology of the endosseous labyrinth in the crown clade Crocodylia. [PDF]
J AnatHere, we present the most complete dataset to date on the endosseous labyrinths of extant crocodylians. Using 3D geometric morphometrics, we show that allometry constitutes a major contributor of the shape variation of the crocodylian endosseous labyrinths and that the development of this structure is likely linked to the braincase conformation, in all
Pochat-Cottilloux Y +9 more
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Clustering crocodylian dental morphology: Insights into functional adaptations, diet, and ontogeny. [PDF]
J AnatExtant crocodylians may be divided into five clusters based on the residuals of four linear dental measurements (y‐axes) and their variation along the jaw (x‐axes). These clusters correlate to snout shape, prey preference, and feeding ecology, particularly prey size and the degree of processing necessary. Multiple families and subfamilies were found in
Testin JJ, D'Amore DC.
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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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Ocorrência da Icnoespécie Nihilichnus nihilicus Mikulás, Kadlecová, Fejfar & Dvorák (2006) em Vértebra de Crocodylia da Formação Solimões (Mioceno Superior da Bacia do Acre) [PDF]
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2020 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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