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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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Taxonomic clarifications concerning the crocodyliform genus Isisfordia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background In a recent paper, a new species of the crocodyliform genus Isisfordia was erected based on, in part, a specimen previously designated as the holotype of ‘Crocodylus (Bottosaurus)’ selaslophensis. This new species was given the name Isisfordia
Lachlan J. Hart
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Role of Chromosome Changes in Evolution and Diversity [PDF]
Genomics & Informatics, 2015 The karyotypes of most species of crocodilians were studied using conventional and molecular cytogenetics. These provided an important contribution of chromosomal rearrangements for the evolutionary processes of Crocodylia and Sauropsida (birds and ...
Kornsorn Srikulnath +2 more
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The late Pleistocene horned crocodile Voay robustus (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2009 Crocodylian material from late Pleistocene localities around Antsirabe, Madagascar, stored in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, was surveyed. Several skeletal elements, including skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, osteoderms, and limb bones
C. Bickelmann, N. Klein
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile) and Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile) are generalist, apex predators of subtropical aquatic habitats in Central America.
Felix Thirion +3 more
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Morphological and functional changes in the vertebral column with increasing aquatic adaptation in crocodylomorphs [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2015 The lineage leading to modern Crocodylia has undergone dramatic evolutionary changes in morphology, ecology and locomotion over the past 200+ Myr. These functional innovations may be explained in part by morphological changes in the axial skeleton, which
Julia L. Molnar +4 more
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Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize
International Journal of Speleology, 2023 We provide the results on the first systematic effort to study cave-dwelling crocodiles in central Belize. For nearly three decades, managers at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve have frequently observed crocodile tracks and trackways in caves, while ...
Jut Wynne +9 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2020 In the present study, a stuffed crocodile displayed for centuries at the “Castel Nuovo” (New Castle) in Naples was radiocarbon dated and examined using ancient DNA analysis. The specimen was classified as Crocodylus niloticus based on its large body size
T. Fioravanti +3 more
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Integrating molecular, phenotypic and environmental data to elucidate patterns of crocodile hybridization in Belize [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2015 The genus Crocodylus comprises 12 currently recognized species, many of which can be difficult to differentiate phenotypically. Interspecific hybridization among crocodiles is known to occur in captivity and has been documented between some species in ...
Evon R. Hekkala +7 more
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A juvenile subfossil crocodylian from Anjohibe Cave, Northwestern Madagascar [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Madagascar’s subfossil record preserves a diverse community of animals including elephant birds, pygmy hippopotamus, giant lemurs, turtles, crocodiles, bats, rodents, and carnivorans.
Joshua C. Mathews, Karen E. Samonds
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