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Shuvosaurus, graceful croc ancestor

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  • 16-02-2016 4:58pm
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    Linnaeus
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭


    I've just read about a marvellous relative of the crocodiles, Shuvosaurus; looking at his reconstruction, one would hardly imagine him to have any kinship with crocs,and yet...

    Here's a link to the article, which also speaks of Shuvosaurus as an interesting case of convergent evolution.

    www.digplanet.com/wiki/Shuvosaurus


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    Adam Khor
    Registered Users Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭Adam Khor


    This is actually closely related to Effigia, which I mentioned in an earlier post. They were definitely not croc ancestors, tho.


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    Linnaeus
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Linnaeus


    If not actually ancestors, how were they related to crocs? Where should we place them on the genealogical tree?


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    Adam Khor
    Registered Users Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭Adam Khor


    Check the last tree at the bottom of the page. Shuvosaurus and Effigia belong to Poposauroidea, so they're a different branch from true crocs.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracrocodylomorpha


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