Enaliosuchus macrospondylus Koken, 1883 (Crocodylia, Metriorhynchidae) from the Valanginian of Barret-le-Bas (Hautes Alpes, France): a unique case ofhigh nare raising among crocodilians

Authors
Hua, S Vignaud, P Atrops, F Clement, A
Citation
S. Hua et al., Enaliosuchus macrospondylus Koken, 1883 (Crocodylia, Metriorhynchidae) from the Valanginian of Barret-le-Bas (Hautes Alpes, France): a unique case ofhigh nare raising among crocodilians, GEOBIOS, 33(4), 2000, pp. 467-474
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
GEOBIOS
ISSN journal
00166995 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
467 - 474
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-6995(2000)33:4<467:EMK1(M>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A sub-complete axial skeleton of Enaliosuchus macrospondylus KOKEN, 1883 (C rocodylia, Metriorhynchidae) has been discovered in the Lower Valanginian ( Campylotoxus Zone), near Barret-le-Bas (Hautes-Alpes, Southeastern France). This specimen is the most complete and the best, stratigraphically constra ined of this genus. Only, two others less complete specimens are known. Thi s specimen is one of the last metriorhynchids known. It shows a unique case of high nares raising for a crocodilian, a characteristic still unknown am ong this taxa.