The cranial osteology and feeding ecology of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the late Jurassic of Europe.

Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus are characteristic genera of aquatic, large-bodied, macrophagous metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs. Recent studies show that these genera were apex predators in marine ecosystems during the latter part of the Late Jurassic, with robust skulls and strong bite forces optimized...

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Main Authors: Mark T Young, Stephen L Brusatte, Marco Brandalise de Andrade, Julia B Desojo, Brian L Beatty, Lorna Steel, Marta S Fernández, Manabu Sakamoto, Jose Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca, Rainer R Schoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445579?pdf=render

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