The postcranial anatomy and osteohistology of Terrestrisuchus gracilis (Archosauria, Crocodylomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Wales

SNF Spiekman, RJ Butler… - Papers in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The earliest crocodylomorphs, known as non‐crocodyliform crocodylomorphs, first appeared
during the Late Triassic. In contrast to extant crocodylians, which are all semi‐aquatic, early …

[HTML][HTML] Latest Triassic terrestrial microvertebrate assemblages from caves on the Mendip palaeoisland, SW England, at Emborough, Batscombe and Highcroft …

M Cawthorne, DI Whiteside, MJ Benton - Proceedings of the Geologists' …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic, the area around Bristol and South
Wales was an archipelago of islands occupied by diverse small-sized tetrapods. The largest …

Skull sinuses precluded extinct crocodile relatives from cetacean-style deep diving as they transitioned from land to sea

MT Young, JA Schwab, D Dufeau… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
During major evolutionary transitions, groups develop radically new body plans and radiate
into new habitats. A classic example is cetaceans which evolved from terrestrial ancestors to …

Neurocranial anatomy of Paralligator (Neosuchia: Paralligatoridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia

IT Kuzmin, EA Sichinava, EV Mazur… - Zoological Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Neurocranial features appear to be phylogenetically informative and key in assessing the
still contentious relationships within Crocodylomorpha. However, the braincases of many …

6 Archosaur Relatives and Pseudosuchians

HD Sues - Handbook of Zoology - degruyter.com
A vast body of anatomical, behavioral, and molecular data has firmly established that
crocodylians and birds are each other's closest relatives among living tetrapods …