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Acta Herpetologica, 2020 Two groups of extant Archosauria, Crocodylia and Neornithes, have two-chambered stomachs and store gastroliths inside their “gizzards”. Morphological similarities of the “gizzards” lead some previous studies to assume that the presence of this structure,
Ryuji Takasaki, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi
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Environmental DNA-based biomonitoring of Cuban Crocodylus and their accompanying vertebrate fauna from Zapata Swamp, Cuba [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Crocodylians globally face considerable challenges, including population decline and extensive habitat modification. Close monitoring of crocodylian populations and their habitats is imperative for the timely detection of population trends, especially in
Etiam Pérez-Fleitas +6 more
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‘Ear stones’ in crocodylians: a cross-species comparative and ontogenetic survey of otolith structures [PDF]
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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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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Oryx, 2023 The American crocodile Crocodylus acutus occurs across the Americas, with its northernmost distribution being in South Florida, USA. This species has undergone severe declines across its range and is categorized globally as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red ...
Steve Bertone +4 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Nesting ecology of American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in Florida has been both positively and negatively influenced by anthropogenic and natural factors since the species was placed on the federally endangered species list in 1975.
Frank J. Mazzotti +6 more
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ASM Science Journal, 2022 A fundamental scientific apprehension of the exact nature of crocodiles, combined with the awareness through education for these reptiles could provide a crucial opportunity to enhance the conservation efforts in Malaysia.
Paul Rummy, Jessica Rummy
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A new horned crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene hominid sites at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundThe fossil record reveals surprising crocodile diversity in the Neogene of Africa, but relationships with their living relatives and the biogeographic origins of the modern African crocodylian fauna are poorly understood.
Christopher A Brochu +3 more
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Lower Eocene Footprints from Northwest Washington, USA. Part 1: Reptile Tracks
Geosciences, 2019 Lower Eocene fluvial strata in the Chuckanut Formation preserve abundant bird and mammal tracks. Reptile trace fossils include footprints from a small turtle (ichnogenus Chelonipus), and several Crocodylian trackways that consist of irregularly spaced ...
George E. Mustoe
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Acoustic communication of American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) is relatively understudied. Our overall aim was to determine the acoustic structure of wild American Crocodile distress calls, distinguish call differences among size classes (hatchling ...
Miriam Boucher +2 more
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