Our new paper, on the endocranial anatomy of the ‘thoracosaurs’ is now officially out!!
We implemented CT scans to three ‘thoracosaur’ skulls and reconstructed models of the brains and inner ears of these specimens, comparing to the extant Indian gharial!
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The endocranial anatomy of ‘thoracosaur’ crocodyliforms: implications for their ecology and phylogenetic affinities
‘Thoracosaurs’ are Late Cretaceous to early Palaeogene longirostrine eusuchian crocodyliforms from coastal marine deposits in Europe and North America. Their phylogenetic placement is debated; wherea...