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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 1(8), p. e54275, 2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054275

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The First Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph from the Middle Jurassic of Spain, with Implications for Evolution of the Subclade Rhacheosaurini

Journal article published in 2013 by Jara Parrilla-Bel, Mark T. Young ORCID, Miguel Moreno-Azanza ORCID, José Ignacio Canudo
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Abstract

Marine deposits from the Callovian of Europe have yielded numerous species of metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs. While common in English and French Formations, metriorhynchids are poorly known from the Iberian Peninsula. Twenty years ago an incomplete, but beautifully preserved, skull was discovered from the Middle Callovian of Spain. It is currently the oldest and best preserved metriorhynchid specimen from the Iberian Peninsula. Until now it has never been properly described and its taxonomic affinities remained obscure.