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Evolutionary structure and timing of major habitat shifts in Crocodylomorpha by Wilberg, Eric W., Turner, Alan H., Brochu, Christopher A.

“…Extant crocodylomorphs are semiaquatic ambush predators largely restricted to freshwater or estuarine environments, but the group is ancestrally terrestrial…”
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New Crocodyliforms from Southwestern Europe and Definition of a Diverse Clade of European Late Cretaceous Basal Eusuchians by Narváez, Iván, Brochu, Christopher A, Escaso, Fernando, Pérez-García, Adán, Ortega, Francisco

“…The late Campanian-early Maastrichtian site of Lo Hueco (Cuenca, Spain) has provided a set of well-preserved crocodyliform skull and lower jaw remains, which…”
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Modern cryptic species and crocodylian diversity in the fossil record by Brochu, Christopher A, Sumrall, Colin D

“…Abstract Advances in molecular biology and genetics are revealing that many recognized crocodylian species are complexes of two or more cryptic species. These…”
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PHYLOGENETIC APPROACHES TOWARD CROCODYLIAN HISTORY by Brochu, Christopher A

“…A review of crocodylian phylogeny reveals a more complex history than might have been anticipated from a direct reading of the fossil record without…”
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PHYLOGENETIC TAPHONOMY: A STATISTICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC APPROACH FOR EXPLORING TAPHONOMIC PATTERNS IN THE FOSSIL RECORD USING CROCODYLIANS by DRUMHELLER, STEPHANIE K, BROCHU, CHRISTOPHER A

“…Actualistic observations form the basis of many taphonomic studies in paleontology. However, surveys limited by environment or taxon may not be applicable far…”
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An expanded combined evidence approach to the Gavialis problem using geometric morphometric data from crocodylian braincases and Eustachian systems by Gold, Maria Eugenia Leone, Brochu, Christopher A, Norell, Mark A

“…The phylogenetic position of the Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is disputed--morphological characters place Gavialis as the sister to all other extant…”
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Introducing the First European Symposium on the Evolution of Crocodylomorpha by Puértolas-Pascual, Eduardo, Young, Mark T, Brochu, Christopher A

“…Abstract The First European Symposium on the Evolution of Crocodylomorpha took place during the XVI Annual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate…”
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A new horned crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene hominid sites at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by Brochu, Christopher A, Njau, Jackson, Blumenschine, Robert J, Densmore, Llewellyn D

“…The fossil record reveals surprising crocodile diversity in the Neogene of Africa, but relationships with their living relatives and the biogeographic origins…”
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Morphology, relationships, and biogeographical significance of an extinct horned crocodile (Crocodylia, Crocodylidae) from the Quaternary of Madagascar by BROCHU, CHRISTOPHER A.

“…Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Crocodylus robustus Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872 is more closely related to the living African dwarf crocodiles…”
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Gigantism and comparative life-history parameters of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs by Erickson, Gregory M, Makovicky, Peter J, Currie, Philip J, Norell, Mark A, Yerby, Scott A, Brochu, Christopher A

“…How evolutionary changes in body size are brought about by variance in developmental timing and/or growth rates (also known as heterochrony) is a topic of…”
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Pliocene crocodiles from Kanapoi, Turkana Basin, Kenya by Brochu, Christopher A.

“…Three crocodylid species are known from the Pliocene Kanapoi locality in the western Turkana Basin. One of these, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, includes material…”
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First record of eocene bony fishes and crocodyliforms from Canada's Western Arctic by Eberle, Jaelyn J, Gottfried, Michael D, Hutchison, J Howard, Brochu, Christopher A

“…Discovery of Eocene non-marine vertebrates, including crocodylians, turtles, bony fishes, and mammals in Canada's High Arctic was a critical paleontological…”
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A gharial from the Oligocene of Puerto Rico: transoceanic dispersal in the history of a non-marine reptile by Vélez-Juarbe, Jorge, Brochu, Christopher A, Santos, Hernán

“…Gavialis gangeticus…”
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Phylogenetic relationships of Necrosuchus ionensis Simpson, 1937 and the early history of caimanines by BROCHU, CHRISTOPHER A.

“…Cranial fragments associated with the holotype of Necrosuchus ionensis reveal a dorsally shifted foramen aereum on the quadrate and a long, slender descending…”
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Are crocodiles really monophyletic?—Evidence for subdivisions from sequence and morphological data by McAliley, L. Rex, Willis, Ray E., Ray, David A., White, P. Scott, Brochu, Christopher A., Densmore, Llewellyn D.

“…Recently, the phylogenetic placement of the African slender snouted crocodile, Crocodylus cataphractus, has come under scrutiny and herein we address this…”
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A Systematic Review of the Giant Alligatoroid Deinosuchus from the Campanian of North America and Its Implications for the Relationships at the Root of Crocodylia by Cossette, Adam P, Brochu, Christopher A

“…Deinosuchus is a lineage of giant (≥10 m) Late Cretaceous crocodylians from North America. These were the largest semiaquatic predators in their environments…”
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A New Specimen of the Alligatoroid Bottosaurus harlani and the Early History of Character Evolution in Alligatorids by Cossette, Adam P, Brochu, Christopher A

“…Cranial and postcranial elements attributed to the alligatoroid Bottosaurus harlaniMeyer, 1832, are described from the Rowan Fossil Quarry, a…”
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A New Alligatorid from the Lower Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming and the Origin of Caimans by Brochu, Christopher A

“…Tsoabichi greenriverensis, tax. nov., is based on cranial and postcranial remains from the lower Eocene (Wasatchian) Green River Formation of Wyoming. Casts of…”
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Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs by Green, Richard E., Braun, Edward L., Armstrong, Joel, Earl, Dent, Nguyen, Ngan, Hickey, Glenn, Vandewege, Michael W., St. John, John A., Capella-Gutiérrez, Salvador, Castoe, Todd A., Kern, Colin, Fujita, Matthew K., Opazo, Juan C., Jurka, Jerzy, Kojima, Kenji K., Caballero, Juan, Hubley, Robert M., Smit, Arian F., Platt, Roy N., Lavoie, Christine A., Ramakodi, Meganathan P., Finger, John W., Suh, Alexander, Isberg, Sally R., Miles, Lee, Chong, Amanda Y., Jaratlerdsiri, Weerachai, Gongora, Jaime, Moran, Christopher, Iriarte, Andrés, McCormack, John, Burgess, Shane C., Edwards, Scott V., Lyons, Eric, Williams, Christina, Breen, Matthew, Howard, Jason T., Gresham, Cathy R., Peterson, Daniel G., Schmitz, Jürgen, Pollock, David D., Haussler, David, Triplett, Eric W., Zhang, Guojie, Irie, Naoki, Jarvis, Erich D., Brochu, Christopher A., Schmidt, Carl J., McCarthy, Fiona M., Faircloth, Brant C., Hoffmann, Federico G., Glenn, Travis C., Gabaldón, Toni, Paten, Benedict, Ray, David A.

“…To provide context for the diversification of archosaurs--the group that includes crocodilians, dinosaurs, and birds--we generated draft genomes of three…”
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Inner ear sensory system changes as extinct crocodylomorphs transitioned from land to water by Schwab, Julia A., Young, Mark T., Neenan, James M., Walsh, Stig A., Witmer, Lawrence M., Herrera, Yanina, Allain, Ronan, Brochu, Christopher A., Choiniere, Jonah N., Clark, James M., Dollman, Kathleen N., Etches, Steve, Fritsch, Guido, Gignac, Paul M., Ruebenstahl, Alexander, Sachs, Sven, Turner, Alan H., Vignaud, Patrick, Wilberg, Eric W., Xu, Xing, Zanno, Lindsay E., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…Major evolutionary transitions, in which animals develop new body plans and adapt to dramatically new habitats and lifestyles, have punctuated the history of…”
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