Archosaur Diversity
Tobias Landberg, Ph.D.
Director of Research The Amphibian Foundation tobias@amphibianfoundation.org
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Archosaur Diversity Tobias Landberg, Ph.D. Director of Research The Amphibian Foundation tobias@amphibianfoundation.org Archosaur Diversity Archosaur Diversity T=tibia, F=fibula, A=astragalus, C=calcaneum Brusatte, S.L., Benton, M.J., Lloyd,
Tobias Landberg, Ph.D.
Director of Research The Amphibian Foundation tobias@amphibianfoundation.org
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T=tibia, F=fibula, A=astragalus, C=calcaneum
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The reptilian idea of fun Is to bask all day in the sun A physiological barrier Discovered by Carrier Says they can’t breathe when they run
Illustration Credit: Eleanor Lutz, See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWMmyVu1ueY
Illustration Credit: Eleanor Lutz, See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWMmyVu1ueY
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Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator
n=~75 critically endangered
Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile n=~190 critically endangered
Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine Crocodile n=~115 critically endangered
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile n=~750 critically endangered
Crocodylus siamensis Saimese Crocodile n=~750 critically endangered
Gavialis gangeticus Gharial n=~650 critically endangered
Tomistoma schlegelii False Gharial n=~6500 endangered
American Alligator: Endangered species 1967-1987
American Alligator: Endangered species 1967-1987
American Alligator: Endangered species 1967-1987
American Alligator: Endangered species 1967-1987
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Tobias Landberg, Ph.D.
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