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The oldest occurrence of Crocodylus in Madagascar and the Holocene crocodylian turnover

, 2022
The island of Madagascar is home to a distinctive fauna and flora whose biogeographic history is not fully understood. Today’s crocodylian population consists of a single species, the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, whose colonization of the island
Yohan Pochat-Cottilloux (12652209), Gwendal Perrichon (12652206), Pascale Richardin (2234713), Brian Phouybanhdyt (12652212), Celine Salaviale (12652215), Jeremy E. Martin (7335686), Jerome Adrien (3540044)   +6 more
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Pleistocene large reptile tracks and probable swim traces on South Africa’s Cape south coast

South African Journal of Science, 2020
The Cape south coast of South Africa contains a wealth of Pleistocene vertebrate trace fossil sites in aeolianites and cemented foreshore deposits. Published studies have described mammal and avian tracksites identified along this coastline.
Charles W. Helm, Hayley C. Cawthra, Xander Combrink, Carina J.Z. Helm, Renée Rust, Willo Stear, Alex van den Heever   +6 more
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Illegal trade of crocodylians in Colombia: Spatiotemporal dynamics and implications on conservation efforts

Conservation Science and Practice
Crocodylian conservation efforts have encountered significant obstacles from species overhunting to negative local perception. While conservation strategies such as sustainable use have helped the recovery of several crocodylian species around the world,
Edison D. Bonilla‐Liberato, Maria C. Ojeda‐Rojas, Venetia Briggs‐Gonzalez, Frank J. Mazzotti, Sergio A. Balaguera‐Reina   +4 more
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Layer‐by‐layer soft‐tissue effects on flexion–extension‐dominant passive ex vivo limb joint ROM in quadrupedal mammals: An anatomical contribution to a morphofunctional framework

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Layer‐by‐layer passive ex vivo assessment of flexion–extension‐dominant limb joint ROM across rabbit, pudu deer, chilla fox and pig revealed joint‐, tissue‐ and taxon‐specific responses to progressive tissue removal. Proximal joints often showed increasing ROM, whereas distal joints often showed non‐monotonic responses.
Paul Medina‐González, Valentina Bernal‐Fernández, Rodrigo Arancibia‐Müller, Pedro Aburto‐Valdebenito, Marcelo Gómez‐Jaramillo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing the major skull myology of the giant stem‐amphibian Mastodonsaurus: A case study for early tetrapods

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We reconstruct the major cranial musculature of the giant stem amphibian Mastodonsaurus giganteus, revealing a differentiated jaw‐adductor system, a probable sesamoid pulley, and previously unrecognised muscles. This EPB‐based case study establishes an anatomical framework for modelling feeding in early tetrapods and supports interpretations of ...
Daniel Schwarz, Stephan Lautenschlager, Florian Witzmann, Raphael Moreno, Eudald Mujal, Rainer R. Schoch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New 13 Million Year Old Gavialoid Crocodylian from Proto-Amazonian Mega-Wetlands Reveals Parallel Evolutionary Trends in Skull Shape Linked to Longirostry. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Gavialoid crocodylians are the archetypal longirostrine archosaurs and, as such, understanding their patterns of evolution is fundamental to recognizing cranial rearrangements and reconstructing adaptive pathways associated with elongation of the rostrum
Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, John J Flynn, Patrice Baby, Julia V Tejada-Lara, Julien Claude, Pierre-Olivier Antoine   +5 more
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Osteological correlates of the respiratory and vascular systems in the neural canals of Mesozoic ornithurines Ichthyornis and Janavis

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2725-2738, October 2026.
Abstract In birds, the neural canal houses a variety of anatomical structures including the spinal cord, meninges, spinal vasculature, and respiratory diverticula. Among these, paramedullary diverticula and the extradural dorsal spinal vein may leave behind osteological correlates in the form of pneumatic foramina and fossae, and a bilobed geometry of ...
Jessie Atterholt, M. Grace Burton, Mathew J. Wedel, Juan Benito, Ellen Fricano, Daniel J. Field   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crocodylian Head Width Allometry Supplemental Information 2: R Code

, 2019
Folder containing executable R-script for O'Brien et al. 2019 Crocodylian Head Width Allometry. Includes subfolder with all data files necessary to replicate the analysis presented in the paper, as well as the code for BayesModelS written by Nunn and Zhu
Haley O'brien (802232), Paul Gignac (5149763)   +1 more
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A detailed redescription of a skeletally immature ‘Redondasaurus’ suggests ontogenetic transformations in the taxon mirror phytosaurian morphological evolution

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2656-2697, October 2026.
Abstract The study of morphological evolution is fundamentally tied to ontogeny, yet studies of these heterochronic processes in the fossil record are rare. Fossils belonging to an ontogenetic series are difficult to assign to an ontogenetic stage due to inconsistent proxies for skeletal ages, challenging to taxonomically assign due to morphological ...
Erika R. Goldsmith, Michelle R. Stocker
wiley   +1 more source

The oldest occurrence of Crocodylus in Madagascar and the Holocene crocodylian turnover

, 2022
International audienceThe island of Madagascar is home to a distinctive fauna and flora whose biogeographic history is not fully understood. Today's crocodylian population consists of a single species, the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, whose ...
Richardin, Pascale, Pochat-Cottilloux, Yohan, Martin, Jeremy,, Salaviale, Celine, Perrichon, Gwendal, Adrien, Jerome, Phouybanhdyt, Brian, Martin, Jeremy, E   +7 more
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