Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 17,Nummers 3-4

Alligatoroidea American AMNH analysis anteriorly articulated assemblage basal Basin Borealosuchus Cabonnichthys caudal cervical characters Chirostenotes clade cleithrum cranial cusp dentary Dept dinosaurs Diplocynodon distal dorsal Dryptosaurus early elements elongate encaustus Enhydritherium Eocene Eusthenopteron evolution extant fauna fish FMNH foramen Formation fossa fossil genera genus Geology Ghazij groove holotype ichthyosaurs infraorbital Journal Jurassic known labial Late Cretaceous lateral Leidyosuchus length limb lingual lower mammalian mammals mandible mantelli margin maxilla medial middle Miocene molars morphology Museum of Natural Natural History neural spines North America occlusal orbit Paleocene Paleontology parietal parviplicatus pectoral perichondral bone Phareodus phylogenetic phylogeny Pistosaurus plesiosaurs postcranial posterior posteriorly premaxilla present preserved primitive prolacertiforms Quarry region relationships relatively reptiles sauropod scales sharks skeleton skull Society of Vertebrate species specimens stratigraphic suggests surface synapomorphies taxa taxon teeth tetrapods theropod tooth transverse Triassic Univ University upper ventral Vertebrate Paleontology width