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- noun zoology Any of a group of
extinct crocodilians of the superorderCrocodylomorpha
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Examples
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"crocodylomorph" hypotheses are at least as well supported as the BMT hypothesis.
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A "Brogmotherium" (looks rather like an arboreal crocodylomorph) on the latter map, and a "Chrixptherium" or "Cephal-bear" drawn on the former.
"Visionary's blind ambition, unintended consequnces." papersteven 2010
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There's actually a lot I wish I had time to blog about, such as the discovery of a wonderful new armored, terrestrial crocodylomorph that has been dubbed Armadillosuchus arrudai, from the Cretaceous of Brazil.
Waking the Witch scarletboi 2009
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A "Brogmotherium" (looks rather like an arboreal crocodylomorph) on the latter map, and a "Chrixptherium" or "Cephal-bear" drawn on the former.
"Visionary's blind ambition, unintended consequnces." papersteven 2010
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A new specimen of Hesperosuchus agilis from the Upper Triasic of New Mexico and the interrelationships of basal crocodylomorph archosaurs.
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As work continues on the site that yielded both reptiles I can only hope that we hear more about the paleoecology of the area, but for now I am glad that the anonymous crocodylomorph in the background of the beautiful
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As work continues on the site that yielded both reptiles I can only hope that we hear more about the paleoecology of the area, but for now I am glad that the anonymous crocodylomorph in the background of the beautiful
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Hesperosuchus agilis: One of the best-preserved specimens of this early crocodylomorph is an articulated skull and partial skeleton now at the Carnegie Museum
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Altogether, three hypotheses for the origin of birds -- the BMT, early-archosaur, and crocodylomorph hypotheses -- are most compatible with currently available evidence.
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Getting warmer, getting colder: reconstructing crocodylomorph physiology.
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