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) lacks autapomorphic characters, it is readily distinguishable from better-known metriorhynchid species. It has a unique combination of metriorhynchid symplesiomorphies and a slightly posteriorly retracted narial fossa (see:
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Young
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). Furthermore, it lacks the autapomorphies seen in the rostra of the Late Jurassic genera
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(see:
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Young
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;
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Abel
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). These include the rostral shortening and resultant reduction in tooth count seen in Geosaurini, the amblygnathous rostrum and lateral plates seen in
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, the robust triangular rostrum and elongated palatines of
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, and the mediolaterally expanded maxillary alveoli seen in the E-clade (see:
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Wilkinson
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, 2008
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;
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Young
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,
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;
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Abel
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71B92FA2075B2FA3C" box="[443,503,1456,1477]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">et al.</emphasis>
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). Furthermore,
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Me.
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lacks the ossified internarial bar and more noticeable narial fossa retraction seen in the rhacheosaurin genera
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(see:
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Young
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, 2020a
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).
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71A80F9D975B2F9A7" box="[169,503,1609,1630]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Metriorhynchus brevirostris</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from all known Middle Jurassic metriorhynchids in that the narial fossa anterior margin is slightly retracted, being level to the P2 alveoli rather than the P1 alveoli (see:
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Young
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71BFBF954764BF920" box="[466,526,1732,1753]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">et al.</emphasis>
, 2020a
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). Compared to the Callovian geosaurines, the presence of at least 13 maxillary alveoli anterior to the palatines is higher than the dental formulae of
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71813F8B076B6F8CC" box="[570,755,1824,1845]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Metriorhynchus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71AB8F8AE750AF8AA" box="[145,335,1854,1875]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">brachyrhynchus</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71BA7F8AF76BCF8AA" box="[398,761,1854,1876]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71AD2F8CD7579F88B" box="[251,316,1885,1907]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="34.[162,240,986,1008]" captionTargetBox="[172,1443,198,945]" captionTargetId="figure-380@34.[163,1443,195,947]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="Figure 7. Comparative plate of metriorhynchid anterior cranial rostra. A, B, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, holotype MHNG V-2232 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; C, D, Thalattosuchus superciliosus, referred specimen PETMG R17 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; E, F, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, referred specimen NHMUK PV R 3804 (holotype of Metriorhynchus cultridens) in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; G, H, Metriorhynchus palpebrosus, holotype OUMNH J.29823 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; I, J, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, referred specimen PETMG R176 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; K, L, Plesiosuchus manselii, holotype NHMUK PV OR 40103 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively. See text for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bar = 5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017037/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Moreover, the nasal terminates level to the M8 alveoli in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E21FF5670FDFF23" box="[1032,1208,197,219]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
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, whereas the nasal terminates level to the M
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71EB3FF747081FF00" box="[1178,1220,228,249]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Me.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71EFBFF7471D5FF00" box="[1234,1424,228,249]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">brachyrhynchus</emphasis>
(NHMUK PV R 3804) and
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E75FE937166FEEE" box="[1116,1315,258,280]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Ty. lythrodectikos</emphasis>
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(PETMG R176) (see
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). The fact that the premaxilla posterodorsal processes terminate level to the M3 alveoli in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD719B6FECF7012FE8A" box="[927,1111,350,372]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
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also differentiates it from
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71900FEEE77BCFE6B" box="[809,1017,381,403]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Ty. lythrodectikos</emphasis>
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, where these processes terminate level to the M5 alveoli (PETMG R176, see
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;
<bibRefCitation id="B21FE098FF85FFD71F7EFE0C7794FE36" author="Foffa &amp; Young" firstAuthor="Foffa" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" pagination="608" refId="ref33398" refString="Foffa D, Young MT. 2014. The cranial osteology of Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos (Crocodylomorpha: Metriorhynchidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Europe. PeerJ 2: e 608." type="journal article" year="2014">Foffa &amp; Young, 2014</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD719CEFE2A716EFE36" box="[999,1323,442,463]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Metriorhynchus brevirostris</emphasis>
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can also be distinguished from the Callovian metriorhynchine
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71900FE6870C4FDF4" box="[809,1153,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Maledictosuchus riclaensis</emphasis>
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as it lacks the welldeveloped reception pits on the lateral margins of the anterior maxilla seen in
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E62FDA570B3FDB3" box="[1099,1270,565,586]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Mal. riclaensis</emphasis>
(
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Parrilla-Bel
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71900FDC4771BFD90" box="[809,862,596,617]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">et al.</emphasis>
, 2013
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)
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD7199BFDC470A9FD90" box="[946,1260,596,617]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Metriorhynchus brevirostris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also distinct from
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD7194DFDE27008FD7E" box="[868,1101,626,647]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Gracilineustes leedsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as it lacks: the exceptionally high tooth count, closely packed alveoli and the poorly developed-to-almost absent maxillary ornamentation of
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD7196DFD5F702BFD1D" authority="(Andrews, 1913)" baseAuthorityName="Andrews" baseAuthorityYear="1913" box="[836,1134,718,740]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Gracilineustes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leedsi">
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD7196DFD5F77E9FD1A" box="[836,940,718,740]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Gr. leedsi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="B21FE098FF85FFD71992FD5E7021FD1A" author="Andrews" box="[955,1124,718,740]" firstAuthor="Andrews" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" refId="ref31961" refString="Andrews CW. 1913. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two. London: British Museum (Natural History)." type="book" year="1913">Andrews, 1913</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D6319D69FF85FFD71968FD7D7137F888" blockId="33.[809,1426,197,1905]" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
There are notable differences between
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<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71900FC9C7039FCD8" box="[809,1148,780,801]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Metriorhynchus brevirostris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E95FC9C71CFFCD8" box="[1212,1418,780,801]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
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</emphasis>
. Although the rostrum of
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71EAAFCBB7113FCB9" box="[1155,1366,810,832]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71E94FCBA7113FCB9" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[1213,1366,810,832]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
has encrustations, the maxillary ornamentation is noticeably not as pronounced as it is in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71EFCFCF771D4FC85" box="[1237,1425,871,892]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
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</emphasis>
(compare
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and
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71E6AFC167027FC62" box="[1091,1122,902,923]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="34.[162,240,986,1008]" captionTargetBox="[172,1443,198,945]" captionTargetId="figure-380@34.[163,1443,195,947]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="Figure 7. Comparative plate of metriorhynchid anterior cranial rostra. A, B, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, holotype MHNG V-2232 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; C, D, Thalattosuchus superciliosus, referred specimen PETMG R17 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; E, F, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, referred specimen NHMUK PV R 3804 (holotype of Metriorhynchus cultridens) in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; G, H, Metriorhynchus palpebrosus, holotype OUMNH J.29823 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; I, J, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, referred specimen PETMG R176 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; K, L, Plesiosuchus manselii, holotype NHMUK PV OR 40103 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively. See text for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bar = 5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017037/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">7C</figureCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="B21FE098FF85FFD71E47FC167153FC62" author="Andrews" box="[1134,1302,902,924]" firstAuthor="Andrews" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" refId="ref31961" refString="Andrews CW. 1913. A descriptive catalogue of the marine reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Part Two. London: British Museum (Natural History)." type="book" year="1913">Andrews, 1913</bibRefCitation>
). In dorsal view, there is a constriction at the premaxillamaxilla contact in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71981FC547024FC21" box="[936,1121,963,985]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD719F0FC537024FC21" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[985,1121,963,984]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, followed by a noticeable broadening of the premaxilla at approximately the level of the narial fossa posterior margin (
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);
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71F42FB9177F9FBCD" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71900FB8F77F9FBCD" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[809,956,1055,1076]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
lacks both of features, with the posterior premaxilla and anterior maxilla having a largely constant width (PETMG R17 and MNHN.F RJN 256; see
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD7197EFBEB77DAFB68" box="[855,927,1147,1169]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="31.[145,225,1298,1320]" captionTargetBox="[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetId="figure-254@31.[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Figure 6. Thalattosuchus superciliosus lectotype MNHN.F RJN 256. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view; C, left lateral view. Scale bar = 10 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017034/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Figs 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71987FBEC778BFB68" box="[942,974,1148,1169]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="34.[162,240,986,1008]" captionTargetBox="[172,1443,198,945]" captionTargetId="figure-380@34.[163,1443,195,947]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="Figure 7. Comparative plate of metriorhynchid anterior cranial rostra. A, B, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, holotype MHNG V-2232 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; C, D, Thalattosuchus superciliosus, referred specimen PETMG R17 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; E, F, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, referred specimen NHMUK PV R 3804 (holotype of Metriorhynchus cultridens) in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; G, H, Metriorhynchus palpebrosus, holotype OUMNH J.29823 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; I, J, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, referred specimen PETMG R176 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; K, L, Plesiosuchus manselii, holotype NHMUK PV OR 40103 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively. See text for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bar = 5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017037/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">7C</figureCitation>
). In
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E21FBEC7085FB69" box="[1032,1216,1147,1169]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71E10FBEB7085FB69" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[1081,1216,1147,1168]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
the premaxillary alveoli successively increase in size, with the P1 alveoli being circular in shape and the P3 alveoli being the most oval of the premaxillary tooth-row (
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71EEEFB47715FFB14" box="[1223,1306,1239,1261]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="23.[145,225,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[227,1345,197,1637]" captionTargetId="figure-74@23.[225,1345,195,1638]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 1. Metriorhynchus brevirostris holotype MHNG V-2232. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view. See text for anatomical abbreviations." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017017" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017017/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Fig. 1B</figureCitation>
); whereas in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71965FB667064FAF2" box="[844,1057,1270,1291]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71956FB667064FAF2" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[895,1057,1270,1291]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
the premaxillary alveoli are largely comparable in size, with the P1 and P3 alveoli being oval in shape, and the P2 being the most circular (PETMG R17 and MNHN.F RJN 256; see
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71F26FAC27110FA91" box="[1295,1365,1362,1384]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="31.[145,225,1298,1320]" captionTargetBox="[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetId="figure-254@31.[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Figure 6. Thalattosuchus superciliosus lectotype MNHN.F RJN 256. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view; C, left lateral view. Scale bar = 10 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017034/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Figs 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71F4AFAC271C6FA9E" box="[1379,1411,1362,1383]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="34.[162,240,986,1008]" captionTargetBox="[172,1443,198,945]" captionTargetId="figure-380@34.[163,1443,195,947]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="Figure 7. Comparative plate of metriorhynchid anterior cranial rostra. A, B, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, holotype MHNG V-2232 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; C, D, Thalattosuchus superciliosus, referred specimen PETMG R17 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; E, F, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, referred specimen NHMUK PV R 3804 (holotype of Metriorhynchus cultridens) in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; G, H, Metriorhynchus palpebrosus, holotype OUMNH J.29823 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; I, J, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, referred specimen PETMG R176 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; K, L, Plesiosuchus manselii, holotype NHMUK PV OR 40103 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively. See text for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bar = 5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017037/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">7C</figureCitation>
). The anterior maxillary alveoli of
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E8DFAE17120FA7F" box="[1188,1381,1393,1414]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71EF8FAE17120FA7F" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[1233,1381,1393,1414]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
are fairly tightly packed, with the interalveolar spaces reduced to thin laminae (especially for the M2M3 alveoli; PETMG R17 and MNHN.F RJN 256); whereas in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71961FA7C77B9F9F9" box="[840,1020,1515,1537]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD7195EFA7B77B9F9F9" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[887,1020,1515,1536]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
the interalveolar spaces are much broader, even between the M1M2 and M2M3 alveoli (
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD7191BF9B97730F9C7" box="[818,885,1577,1599]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="23.[145,225,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[227,1345,197,1637]" captionTargetId="figure-74@23.[225,1345,195,1638]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 1. Metriorhynchus brevirostris holotype MHNG V-2232. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view. See text for anatomical abbreviations." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017017" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017017/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). In
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71999F9B9702CF9C7" box="[944,1129,1577,1598]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD719C8F9B9702CF9C7" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[993,1129,1577,1598]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, the premaxillamaxilla suture is almost straight in dorsal view (
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71F00F9D771C4F9A4" box="[1321,1409,1607,1629]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="23.[145,225,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[227,1345,197,1637]" captionTargetId="figure-74@23.[225,1345,195,1638]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 1. Metriorhynchus brevirostris holotype MHNG V-2232. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view. See text for anatomical abbreviations." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017017" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017017/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
), whereas in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD7199EF9F670C6F982" box="[951,1155,1638,1659]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD719CEF9F670C6F982" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[999,1155,1638,1659]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
it has a more jagged interdigitating profile (PETMG R17 and MNHN.F RJN 256; see
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD719E0F9337055F940" box="[969,1040,1699,1721]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="31.[145,225,1298,1320]" captionTargetBox="[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetId="figure-254@31.[145,1425,195,1259]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="Figure 6. Thalattosuchus superciliosus lectotype MNHN.F RJN 256. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view; C, left lateral view. Scale bar = 10 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017034" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017034/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Figs 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71E34F9347078F940" box="[1053,1085,1700,1721]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="34.[162,240,986,1008]" captionTargetBox="[172,1443,198,945]" captionTargetId="figure-380@34.[163,1443,195,947]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="Figure 7. Comparative plate of metriorhynchid anterior cranial rostra. A, B, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, holotype MHNG V-2232 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; C, D, Thalattosuchus superciliosus, referred specimen PETMG R17 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; E, F, Metriorhynchus brachyrhynchus, referred specimen NHMUK PV R 3804 (holotype of Metriorhynchus cultridens) in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; G, H, Metriorhynchus palpebrosus, holotype OUMNH J.29823 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; I, J, Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos, referred specimen PETMG R176 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively; K, L, Plesiosuchus manselii, holotype NHMUK PV OR 40103 in dorsal and palatal views, respectively. See text for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bar = 5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017037/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">7C</figureCitation>
). The nasal proceeds slightly further anteriorly in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71E1FF95370BDF92E" box="[1078,1272,1730,1752]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71E43F95270BDF92E" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[1130,1272,1730,1751]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
than in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71F40F95277F8F90F" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71900F97177F8F90F" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[809,957,1761,1782]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, with seven maxillary alveoli anterior to the nasals in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD719EEF8907039F8ED" box="[967,1148,1791,1813]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Me.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD719DEF96F7039F8ED" baseAuthorityName="Holl" baseAuthorityYear="1829" box="[1015,1148,1791,1812]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevirostris">brevirostris</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="4EB581ECFF85FFD71EA5F96F7088F8ED" box="[1164,1229,1791,1813]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="23.[145,225,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[227,1345,197,1637]" captionTargetId="figure-74@23.[225,1345,195,1638]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 1. Metriorhynchus brevirostris holotype MHNG V-2232. A, dorsal view; B, palatal view. See text for anatomical abbreviations." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017017" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7017017/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
); whereas in
<emphasis id="E4FA417BFF85FFD71F42F96F7784F8CA" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="543">
Th.
<taxonomicName id="118EE6EAFF85FFD71900F88E7784F8CA" authorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Young &amp; Brignon &amp; Sachs &amp; Hornung &amp; Foffa &amp; Kitson &amp; Johnson &amp; Steel" baseAuthorityYear="1977" box="[809,961,1822,1843]" class="Reptilia" family="Metriorhynchidae" genus="Metriorhynchus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crocodylia" pageId="33" pageNumber="543" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="superciliosus">superciliosus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
there can be eight (MNHN.F RJN 256, NHMUK PV R 2051), nine (GLAHM V930, NHMUK PV R 2030, PETMG R17) or 1011 (GLAHM V962).
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