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 …

The fossil crocodylomorph fauna of the Cenozoic of South America is very rich and diverse.
Historically, few publications have been dedicated to providing an overall review of this …

Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs were a ubiquitous component of shallow marine
ecosystems during the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. Alas, their origins remain a mystery …

Here we present a comparative anatomical study of large late Miocene alligatorids of
Argentina (Ituzaingó Formation), in which we analyse their taxonomy, morphological …

With nearly 30 living species of relatively similar ecological traits, Crocodylomorpha is
represented today by only a small fraction of its past diversity. The well‐documented …

Ontogenetic variation of cranial characters used in crocodylian phylogenetic systematics has
never been studied. Furthermore, the relationship between diet and skull morphological …

The number of precaudal vertebrae in all extant crocodylians is remarkably conservative,
with nine cervicals, 15 dorsals and two sacrals, a pattern present also in their closest extinct …

The chapter gives an introductory overview on the biology of the 11 species of crocodilians
inhabiting the Americas. Geographical distribution is broadly discussed in the light of …

The Miocene crocodyliform fauna of South America is one of the most diverse of the world,
and the late Miocene Urumaco Formation of Venezuela has one of its most important …

Alligatoroidea is the most species-rich crocodylomorph clade of the Cenozoic of South
America, with nearly all species belonging to the Caimaninae clade. However, the earliest …