Morphology forms the most fundamental level of data in vertebrate palaeontology because it
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …

First appearing in the latest Cretaceous, Crocodylia is a clade of semi-aquatic, predatory
reptiles, defined by the last common ancestor of extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and …

INTRODUCTION Crocodilians and birds are the two extant clades of archosaurs, a group
that includes the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Fossils suggest that living crocodilians …

True crocodiles (Crocodylus) are the most broadly distributed, ecologically diverse, and
species‐rich crocodylian genus, comprising about half of extant crocodylian diversity and …

Background Australia's dinosaurian fossil record is exceptionally poor compared to that of
other similar-sized continents. Most taxa are known from fragmentary isolated remains with …

The Winton Formation provides an important snapshot of Australia's late Mesozoic terrestrial
biota, boasting a vertebrate fauna that includes dinosaurs, crocodyliforms, aquatic …

Extant and fossil crocodilians have long been divided into taxonomic and/or ecological
groups based on broad patterns of skull shape, particularly the relative length and width of …

Accurate species delimitation is a central assumption of biology that, in groups such as the
Crocodylia, is often hindered by highly conserved morphology and frequent introgression. In …

The holotype and referred specimens of Geosaurus giganteus, a metriorhynchid crocodile
from the Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) of Germany, is redescribed, along with a historical …

A new species, Goniopholis kiplingi sp. nov., based on an exceptionally preserved skull from
the Lower Cretaceous of England is described in detail. It shows great similarity with …