METRIORHYNCHIDAE (CROCODYLOMORPHA: THALATTOSUCHIA) FROM UPPER JURASSIC–LOWER CRETACEOUS OF NEUQUÉN BASIN (ARGENTINA), WITH COMMENTS ON THE NATURAL CASTS OF THE BRAIN
Metriorhynchidae was the only Crocodylomorpha with a pelagic marine lifestyle. Related to this lifestyle, its peculiar body plan al- lows clearly differentiate them from others Crocodylomorpha. The fossil record of metriorhynchids from Tithonian–Berriasian levels of the Vaca Muerta Formation (Neuque...
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Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina |
| Online Access: | https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/104 |