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2014 In Archosaur Paleontology
This article records new taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind that are scheduled Binomial nomenclature, described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of archosaurs that are scheduled to occur in the year 2014. Pseudosuchians Research * A study of anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of ''Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum'', ''Turfanosuchus dabanensis'' and ''Yonghesuchus sangbiensis'' is published by Butler ''et al.'' (2014). * A study on the impact of sea level variations and sea surface temperatures on the evolution of marine Crocodylomorpha, crocodylomorphs is published by Martin ''et al.'' (2014). * A study of jaw mechanism and dental function in heterodont Crocodyliformes, crocodyliforms is published by Ősi (2014). * A study on the types of serration in the teeth of members of the genus ''Machimosaurus'' is published by Young ''et al.'' (2014). * The Atoposauridae, atoposaurid Crocodyliformes, crocodyliform g ...
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Tremp Formation
The Tremp Formation (, ), alternatively described as Tremp Group (), is a geological Formation (geology), formation in the comarca Pallars Jussà, Lleida Province, Lleida, Spain. The formation is restricted to the Tremp-Graus Basin, Tremp or Tremp-Graus Basin (), a piggyback basin, piggyback foreland basin in the Catalonian Pre-Pyrenees. The formation dates to the Maastrichtian to Thanetian,Pujalte & Schmitz, 2005, p.82 thus the formation includes the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary that has been well studied in the area, using paleomagnetism and carbon and oxygen isotopes. The formation comprises several lithologies, from sandstone, conglomerate (geology), conglomerates and shales to marls, siltstones, limestones and lignite and gypsum beds and ranges between in thickness. The Tremp Formation was deposited in a continental to marginally marine fluvial-lacustrine environment characterized by estuary, estuarine to river delta, deltaic settings. The Tremp Basin evolved into a sedi ...
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Sphagesauridae
Sphagesauridae is a Gondwanan family of mesoeucrocodylians that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It was a clade of terrestrial crocodilians that evolved very mammal-like teeth and jaws.MARINHO, T.S. & CARVALHO, I.S. Revision of the Sphagesauridae KUHN, 1968 (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia). In: CARVALHO, I.S.; CASSAB, R.C.T.; SCHWANKE, C.; CARVALHO, M.A.; FERNANDES, A.C.S.; RODRIGUES, M.A.; CARVALHO, M.S.S.; ARAI, M.; OLIVEIRA, M.E.Q. (Orgs.). Paleontologia: Cenários de Vida. 1 ed. Rio de Janeiro: Interciência, 2007, v.1, p.589-599.Pol D. 2003. New remains of ''Sphagesaurus huenei'' (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. ''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology'' 23 (4): 817–831. Both '' Sphagesaurus'' and '' Adamantinasuchus'' are known from the Turonian to Santonian of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-l ...
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Caipirasuchus
''Caipirasuchus'' is an extinct genus of sphagesaurid notosuchians known from the Late Cretaceous of northern São Paulo State and western Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. The type species, ''C. paulistanus'', was named in 2011. A second species, ''C. montealtensis'', was referred to ''Caipirasuchus'' in 2013 after having been named in 2008 as a species of '' Sphagesaurus''. A third species, ''C. stenognathus'', was described in 2014. A fourth species, ''C. mineirus'', was described in 2018. A fifth species, ''C. attenboroughi'', was named in 2021 in honour of David Attenborough, and a sixth species, ''C. catanduvensis'', was described in 2024, with a distinct chamber associated with the airways, possibly used in vocalization. Discovery and naming ''Caipirasuchus'' was first named by Fabiano V. Iori and Ismar S. Carvalho in 2011 and the type species is ''C. paulistanus''. The generic name is derived from Tupi word ''Caipira'' which refers to the traditional inhabit ...
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Skull Of Aplestosuchus Sordidus
The skull, or cranium, is typically a Bone, bony enclosure around the brain of a vertebrate. In some fish, and amphibians, the skull is of cartilage. The skull is at the head end of the vertebrate. In the human, the skull comprises two prominent parts: the neurocranium and the facial skeleton, which evolution, evolved from the first pharyngeal arch. The skull forms the frontmost portion of the axial skeleton and is a product of cephalization and brain vesicle, vesicular enlargement of the brain, with several special senses structures such as the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and, in fish, specialized touch, tactile organ (biology), organs such as barbel (zoology), barbels near the mouth. The skull is composed of three types of bone: cranial bones, facial bones and ossicles, which is made up of a number of fused flat bone, flat and irregular bones. The cranial bones are joined at firm fibrous junctions called suture (joint), sutures and contains many foramina, fossa (anatomy), fos ...
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