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The Cranial Osteology and Feeding Ecology of the Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph Genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Europe
(Public Library of Science, 2012-09)
Background: Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus are characteristic genera of aquatic, large-bodied, macrophagous metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs. Recent studies show that these genera were apex predators in marine ecosystems during ...
The evolution of extreme hypercarnivory in metriorhynchidae (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) based on evidence from microscopic denticle morphology
(Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2010-09)
Metriorhynchids were a peculiar group of fully marine Mesozoic crocodylomorphs. The derived genera Dakosaurus and Geosaurus exhibit a macroevolutionary trend towards extreme hypercarnivory, underpinned by a diverse array ...
Tooth-On-Tooth Interlocking Occlusion Suggests Macrophagy in the Mesozoic Marine Crocodylomorph Dakosaurus
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012-07)
Metriorhynchidae was a peculiar but long-lived group of marine Mesozoic crocodylomorphs adapted to a pelagic lifestyle. Recent discoveries show that metriorhynchids evolved a wide range of craniodental morphotypes and ...
Cranial anatomy and neuroanatomical features of a new specimen of Geosaurini (Crocodylomorpha: Metriorhynchidae) from west-central Argentina
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-02)
Fossil records of Geosaurini taxa in South American margins of the Eastern Pacific are scarce. We describe a new specimen of Geosaurini found in sedimentites of the Vaca Muerta Formation (Substeueroceras koeneni Biozone, ...
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, ...
Metriorhynchidae (Crocodylomorpha: Thalattosuchia) from upper jurassic–lower cretaceous of Neuquén basin (Argentina), with comments on the natural casts of the brainMetriorhynchidae (Crocodylomorpha: Thalattosuchia) del jurásico superior–cretácico inferior de la Cuenca Neuquina (Argentina), con comentarios sobre los moldes naturales del encéfalo
(Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina, 2015-12)
Los Metriorhynchidae fueron los únicos Crocodylomorpha con un estilo de vida marino pelágico. Relacionado con este estilo de vida, su peculiar plan corporal permite diferenciarlos claramente de los demás Crocodylomorpha. ...