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  • First Published: 04 September 2022

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  • Pages: 2331-2334
  • First Published: 04 September 2022

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Palate evolution in early-branching crocodylomorphs: Implications for homology, systematics, and ecomorphology

  • Pages: 2766-2790
  • First Published: 20 May 2022
Palate evolution in early-branching crocodylomorphs: Implications for homology, systematics, and ecomorphology Issue 10, 2022

Living crocodylians are 1 of only 3 groups of vertebrates that evolve an ossified secondary palate. We study the palatal anatomy of fossil crocodylians and its broader implications for the phylogenetics and palaeoecology of the group using micro-CT data. We find that a secondary palate evolves at least twice and with different configurations of the palatal bones.

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  • First Published: 04 September 2022