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A metriorhynchid crocodyliform braincase from northern Chile
(Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2011-03-21)
A three-dimensionally preserved metriorhynchid braincase from the Oxfordian of northern Chile is described. The specimen is referred to the metriorhynchid Metriorhynchus cf.M. westermanni. The excellent preservation provides ...
Occurrence of Torvoneustes (crocodylomorpha, metriorhynchidae) in marine jurassic deposits of Oaxaca, Mexico
(Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia, 2016-12)
IGM 9026 is a singular fossil collected at the beginning of the 20th century in an improperly documented site within the Tlaxiaco Basin, near to Tlaxiaco town, Oaxaca, Mexico. The age of the site was suggested as being ...
Purranisaurus Potens Rusconi, an enigmatic Metriorhynchid from the late jurassic–early cretaceous of the Neuquen Basin
(Society Of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2015)
The Tithonian record from northwestern Patagonia (Neuquén Basin) documents a complete succession of lower, middle, and late Tithonian marine reptiles. From the late Tithonian–early Berriasian of Patagonia, three marine ...
Active airflow of the paranasal sinuses in extinct crocodyliforms: Evidence from a natural cast of the thalattosuchian Dakosaurus andiniensis
(Wiley-liss, div John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2021-06)
The evolution of Thalattosuchia documents the unique shift among Crocodylomorpha from aquatic continental/coastal habitats to a fully pelagic lifestyle. This transition was coupled with deep modification of their skeletons, ...
Braincase and endocranial anatomy of two thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs and their relevance in understanding their adaptations to the marine environment
(PeerJ Inc., 2018-11)
Thalattosuchians are a group of Mesozoic crocodylomorphs known from aquatic deposits of the Early Jurassic-Early Cretaceous that comprises two main lineages of almost exclusively marine forms, Teleosauridae and Metriorhynchoidea. ...