Metriorhynchidae (Crocodylomorpha: Thalattosuchia) del jurásico superior–cretácico inferior de la Cuenca Neuquina (Argentina), con comentarios sobre los moldes naturales del encéfalo [PDF]
, 2015 Los Metriorhynchidae fueron los únicos Crocodylomorpha con un estilo de vida marino pelágico. Relacionado con este estilo de vida, su peculiar plan corporal permite diferenciarlos claramente de los demás Crocodylomorpha.
Herrera, Laura Yanina
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Alligator mississippiensis [PDF]
, 1994 Number of Pages: 14Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., Ross, Charles A.
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Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina [PDF]
, 2016 La predación es una de las mayores causas de pérdida de huevos de cocodrilianos. Estudios previos reportan que los predadores detectan a las presas mediante signos visuales u olfativos, por ejemplo los producidos por el hombre.
Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Thiago +3 more
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Divergent evolution of terrestrial locomotor abilities in extant Crocodylia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractExtant Crocodylia are exceptional because they employ almost the full range of quadrupedal footfall patterns (“gaits”) used by mammals; including asymmetrical gaits such as galloping and bounding. Perhaps this capacity evolved in stem Crocodylomorpha, during the Triassic when taxa were smaller, terrestrial, and long-legged.
John R. Hutchinson +6 more
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Cranial shape variation in jacarean caimanines (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) and its implications in the taxonomic status of extinct species: The case of Melanosuchus fisheri [PDF]
, 2018 Cranial shape variation in jacarean caimanines (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) and its implications in the taxonomic status of extinct ...
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott +3 more
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A Taxa de conversão do alimento (FCR) do Caiman latirostris é mais eficiente a temperaturas mais elevadas [PDF]
, 2009 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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Surveying death roll behavior across Crocodylia
Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2019 The “death roll” is an iconic crocodylian behaviour, and yet it is documented in only a small number of species, all of which exhibit a generalist feeding ecology and skull ecomorphology. This has led to the interpretation that only generalist crocodylians can death roll, a pattern which has been used to inform studies of functional morphology and ...
Stephanie K Drumheller +3 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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