Fossil Crocodilians from Colombia and the Cenozoic History of the Crocodilia in South America, Volumes 52-53 |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The fossil crocodilian faunas of South America | 11 |
Systematic Descriptions | 12 |
5 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
Alligator alligatorid Allognathosuchus alveolar alveoli anteriorly articular aspect australis Balanerodus basioccipital Brachygnathosuchus braziliensis broadly Caiman latirostris Caiman neivensis Mook cavernensis Charactosuchus choanae Colombia cranial Cretaceous crocodiles crocodilian Crocodylus crowns dentary dorsal ectopterygoid edge Eocaiman eusuchians fauna foramen fossil gangeticus gavial interalveolar intercentrum jugal Kälin La Venta lacrimal late Miocene latirostris length living longirostrine longitudinal lutescens mandible maxilla Medem median Melanosuchus midline Miocene mississipiensis nares narial Nettosuchus atopus occipital condyle occurs Oligocene orbital rim palatal fenestra palatine Paleosuchus Paraná pits posterior posteriorly postorbital bar prefrontal premaxilla preserved pterygoid Purussaurus quadratojugal ramus relatively resembles retroarticular process Rhamphostomopsis ribs ridge rostrum Rovereto Rusconi sclerops sculpture Sebecus side similar skull table slender snout South America species specimen splenial splenial symphysis Stirton Stomatosuchus supratemporal fenestrae surangular surface suture symphysis temporal fenestra Tertiary Tomistoma tooth row transverse diameter Upper Venta ventral vertebrae vertical wide width