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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Constraints and adaptations in crocodyliform skull evolution.

Ananth Srinivas, Jen A Bright, John A Cunningham, Sandra Aparecida Simionato Tavares, Fresia Ricardi-Branco, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Fabiano Vidoi Iori, Emily J Rayfield

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Ananth SrinivasPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2322-0618
Jen A BrightDepartment of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9284-9591
John A CunninghamPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2870-1832
Sandra Aparecida Simionato TavaresUniversidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Geociencias, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7262-7548
Fresia Ricardi-BrancoUniversidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Geociencias, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1004-013X
Ismar de Souza CarvalhoDepartamento de Geologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1811-0588
Fabiano Vidoi IoriMuseu de Paleontologia Pedro Candolo, Uchoa, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2211-2276
Emily J RayfieldPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2618-750X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crocodyliforms display a diverse range of skull morphologies through their evolutionary history. Extant crocodilians possess platyrostral (broad and flat) snouts, thought to be sub-optimal for resisting feeding loads due to the conflicting demands of feeding and hydrodynamic constraints. In contrast, numerous Mesozoic crocodyliforms possessed oreinirostral (dome-shaped) skulls, were terrestrial and hence free from hydrodynamic constraint. This study aims to examine the role of function in determining skull shape in crocodyliforms and assesses the difference in stress resistance between oreinirostral and platyrostral taxa. We hypothesize that in the absence of hydrodynamic constraints, oreinirostral taxa have skulls that are better suited for resisting feeding-induced loads. Using finite element analysis, we evaluated biomechanical performance in oreinirostral notosuchian taxa

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Alligators and CrocodilesBiological EvolutionSkullAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFinite Element AnalysisFossilsCrocodyliformesfinite element analysisnotosuchiansoreinirostralplatyrostral

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