Crocodylomorpha - Wikipedia
Crocodylomorpha is a group of pseudosuchian archosaurs that includes the crocodilians and their extinct relatives. They were the only members of Pseudosuchia to survive the end-Triassic extinction. Extinct crocodylomorphs were considerably more …
Evolutionary structure and timing of major habitat shifts in ...
2019年1月24日 · Living crocodylomorphs (crown-group Crocodylia) are semiaquatic ambush predators largely restricted to freshwater or estuarine environments. However, the group is ancestrally terrestrial 1 and...
(PDF) Archosauromorpha: The Crocodylomorpha - ResearchGate
2021年5月29日 · The Crocodylomorpha, one of the three main ar chosaurian clades, form a large and diversified group spanning from the early Late Triassic (Carnian) to the prese nt. During its long evolutionary...
Ecological opportunity and the rise and fall of ...
2021年3月24日 · The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans, alligators and gharials) represent just a snapshot of the group's rich 230-million-year history, whereas the fossil record reveals a hidden past of great diversity and innovation, including ocean and land-dwelling forms, herbivores, omnivores and apex predators.
South American Crocodylomorphs (Archosauria; Crocodylomorpha ...
2020年12月1日 · Crocodylomorpha is a clade that has its origins during the Late Triassic and attained a global distribution early in their radiation. In this context, although limited to few geological units, the South American record has been relevant in …
The multi-peak adaptive landscape of crocodylomorph body size ...
2019年8月7日 · We applied a model-fitting approach to characterize patterns of body size evolution in Crocodylomorpha, using a set of uniform and non-uniform evolutionary models. Four uniform models were selected.
Braincase anatomy of extant Crocodylia, with new insights ...
In this study, we aim to provide a comprehensive description of the braincase osteology of extant crocodylians. The application of CT scanning and 3D modelling allows examination and illustration of the intricate structure of the region in as much detail as possible.