A new species of fossil crocodile with a mamal’s smile

Modeling of the L. A team of researchers from the LGL-TPE (Geology lab - CNRS / ENS Lyon / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1) and the CR2P, a research center on palaeobiodiversity and palaeoenvironment (CNRS / MNHN / Université Pierre et Marie Curie) just published in the Notosuchians from Cretaceous continental environments of Gondwana have developed an unexpected array of morphologies comparable to mammals and their extinct relatives. However, this exceptional diversity is unbalanced, with South America holding nearly three times the generic diversity of Africa-Madagascar. With the exception of the triconodonts and of a very specialized group, the Gondwanatheria, in none of these landmasses do mammals dominate, and as a result, the low notosuchian diversity in Africa-Madagascar appears to be an artifact of sampling. Here, we describe a new miniature notosuchian from the Albian-Cenomanian Kem-Kem Beds of Morocco filling this gap. References: - Martin, JE et de Lapparent de Broin, F. A miniature notosuchian with multicuspid teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , http://dx.doi.org/10. LGL-TPE - A miniature notosuchian with multicuspid teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco (publication) - Found: Fossil Crocodile with a Mammal's Smile
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