- Tytuł:
- Phylogenetic position of the crocodylian Megadontosuchus arduini and tomistomine palaeobiogeography
- Autorzy:
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Piras, P
Delfino, M.
Del Favero, L.
Kotsakis, T. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/23202.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2007
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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Tomistominae
Eocene
Italy
Tomistoma schlegelii
Megadontosuchus arduini
phylogenetic position
Crocodylidae
paleobiogeography
paleontology - Opis:
- A cladistic analysis of Megadontosuchus arduini from the middle Eocene of Monte Duello (NE Italy) confirms its tomistomine relationships, but the low number of scorable characters determines a low resolution within the tomistomine clade. However, Megadontosuchus is clearly distinct from the other Eocene European or North African tomistomines, in having a moderate elongated but robust rostrum, massive maxillary and dentary teeth and large supratemporal fenestrae. The rostrum and teeth characteristics could indicate that M. arduini had a degree of feeding specialization intermediate between Maroccosuchus zennaroi and the Eocene European tomistomines. A summary of tomistomine palaeobiogeography suggests that despite only one species with a rather restricted range survives at present, such a clade had a glorious past with a world wide distribution documented by a conspicuous fossil record that starts at least in the early Eocene. At present, a detailed knowledge of tomistomine palaeobiogeography is hindered by the lack of modern taxonomic revisions of some fossil remains and therefore by the poor understanding of phylogenetic relationships.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2007, 52, 2
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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