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beyond the
crocodyliform systematics community.
While all
extant crocodilians are carnivorous, the
ecological roles of
Mesozoic crocodyliforms were more...
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hypertrophied and
labiolingually (laterally) compressed,
unlike those of
other crocodyliforms with
similarly shallow snouts,
which are
usually subconical and of moderate...
- ecosystems, few
animal groups became extinct,
including large forms like
crocodyliforms and champsosaurs,
because such
communities rely less
directly on food...
- the
middle of the tail as is seen in
Araripesuchus and
other basal crocodyliforms; this
differs from the
pattern seen in
living crocodiles,
which presents...
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Junggar Basin, Xinjiang,
Northwest China, and
description of
isolated crocodyliform teeth from the Late Jur****ic
Liuhuanggou locality". Palaeobiodiversity...
- the tail is less than that of most
crocodyliforms,
giving Simosuchus a very
short tail. Like
other crocodyliforms,
Simosuchus was
covered in bony plates...
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largest tetrapod carnivores during the
Paleocene were reptiles,
including crocodyliforms,
choristoderans and snakes. Titanoboa, the
largest known snake, lived...
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developed extensive armor. A few
crocodyliforms were herbivores, e.g., Simosuchus, Phyllodontosuchus. The
large crocodyliform Stomatosuchus may have been a...
- tooth. The
snout and
premaxilla are also
smoother than that of most
crocodyliforms,
without foramina or the
typical rugose texture.
There are
seven valid...
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Metriorhynchidae is an
extinct family of specialized,
aquatic metriorhynchoid crocodyliforms from the
Middle Jur****ic to the
Early Cretaceous period (Bajocian to...
