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Biology
Paleontology
Vertebrate Paleontology
1. Foundations of Vertebrate Paleontology
2. The Fossil Record and Geological Time
3. Field and Laboratory Methods
4. Vertebrate Anatomy and Systematics
5. Early Vertebrate Evolution
6. Gnathostome Origins and Early Jawed Fishes
7. Osteichthyan Diversification
8. The Water-to-Land Transition
9. Amphibian Evolution
10. Amniote Origins and Early Evolution
11. Synapsid Evolution and Mammalian Origins
12. Sauropsid Radiation
13. Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
14. Lepidosauromorph Evolution
15. Archosauromorph Dominance
16. Crocodylomorph Evolution
17. Pterosaur Evolution and Flight
18. Dinosaur Origins and Early Evolution
19. Sauropodomorph Evolution
20. Theropod Evolution and Diversity
21. Ornithischian Diversity
22. Avian Origins and Early Evolution
23. Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation
24. Primate and Human Evolution
25. Macroevolutionary Patterns and Processes
16.
Crocodylomorph Evolution
16.1.
Crocodylomorph Characteristics
16.1.1.
Skull Features
16.1.2.
Postcranial Anatomy
16.1.3.
Dermal Armor
16.2.
Early Crocodylomorphs
16.2.1.
Sphenosuchidae
16.2.2.
Terrestrial Adaptations
16.2.3.
Cursorial Lifestyle
16.3.
Crocodyliformes Radiation
16.3.1.
Protosuchidae
16.3.2.
Mesoeucrocodylia
16.3.2.1.
Notosuchians
16.3.2.2.
Neosuchians
16.4.
Ecological Diversification
16.4.1.
Marine Forms
16.4.1.1.
Metriorhynchidae
16.4.1.2.
Geosauridae
16.4.2.
Terrestrial Forms
16.4.2.1.
Sebecidae
16.4.2.2.
Baurusuchidae
16.4.3.
Semi-aquatic Forms
16.4.3.1.
Modern Crocodilians
16.5.
Crocodylian Survival
16.5.1.
K-Pg Boundary Crossing
16.5.2.
Cenozoic Distribution
16.5.3.
Modern Diversity
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