Crocodylomorpha
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Crocodylomorpha is a diverse clade of archosaurian reptiles that includes modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives, ranging from small terrestrial forms to large semi-aquatic predators.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archosaur group
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clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicAnatomy |
armored osteoderms in many taxa
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dorsally placed nostrils in many aquatic forms ⓘ elongate snout in many forms ⓘ secondary bony palate in derived forms ⓘ thecodont dentition ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Avemetatarsalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ornithodira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalDiversity |
fully marine forms
ⓘ
herbivorous forms in some notosuchians ⓘ large apex predators ⓘ omnivorous forms in some notosuchians ⓘ semi-aquatic forms ⓘ small cursorial predators ⓘ terrestrial forms ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Carnian
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Late Triassic ⓘ Norian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | cosmopolitan in fossil record ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | true ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Crocodyliformes ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Crocodylia
NERFINISHED
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Mesoeucrocodylia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Notosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Protosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebecosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphenosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalattosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ extinct crocodile-line archosaurs ⓘ modern crocodilians ⓘ |
| locomotion |
semi-erect gait in some early forms
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sprawling gait in many forms ⓘ |
| notableFeature | survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event via crown-group crocodilians ⓘ |
| notableFossilRegions |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGenera |
Alligator
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Crocodylus ⓘ Deinosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavialis ⓘ Notosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarcosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Simosuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Steneosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Crocodyliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Archosauria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauropsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | crocodile-line archosaurs ⓘ |
| researchField | vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| sisterGroup | Avemetatarsalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Triassic–Recent ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.