The extended osteoderm shield in Paleosuchus sp.: a dwarf crocodylian adaptation to the equatorial forest ecosystem?
Author
Clarac, Francois
Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie - Paris (CR 2 P), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, CP 38, 8 rue Buffon, Cedex 05, F- 75231 Paris (France)
Author
Campos, Zilca
Embrapa Pantanal, Laboratory of Wildlife, CP 109, 79320 - 900 Corumbá, MS (Brazil)
Author
Marquis, Olivier
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Parc zoologique de Paris, 53 avenue de Saint-Maurice, F- 75012 Paris (France)
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Comptes Rendus Palevol
2024
2024-03-14
23
12
161
170
http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2024v23a12
journal article
10.5852/cr-palevol2024v23a12
1777-571X
10813965
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A257CB6C-D5DB-4460-B0A1-C65007946564
TABLE 1. — Number of osteoderms and distribution of bone ornamentation in Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807) (MNHN-RA-2022.0064).| Paleosuchus palpebrosus | Ornamentation |
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| (MNHN-RA-2022.0064) | Deep | Shallow | Absent | Total |
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| Dorsal osteoderms | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
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| Non-dorsal osteoderms | 39 | 161 | 861 | 1061 |
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