Fig. 50 in The Early Evolution Of Archosaurs: Relationships And The Origin Of Major Clades

Fig. 50. Osteoderms of archosauriforms: A, two articulated, presacral, and dorsal osteoderms of Hesperosuchus agilis (AMNH FR 6758) in dorsal view; B, Aetosauria presacral dorsal osteoderm (AMNH FR 19331) in dorsal view; C, presacral dorsal osteoderm of Rauisuchus triradentes (BSP AS XXV-60-121) in dorsal view; D, presacral dorsal osteoderm of Batrachotomus kuperferzellensis (SMNS unnumbered) in dorsal view; E, presacral dorsal osteoderm of Euparkeria capensis (SAM 6047B) in dorsal view; F, presacral dorsal osteoderm of Smilosuchus gregorii (USNM 18313) in dorsal view; G, presacral dorsal osteoderms of Protosuchus richardsoni (UCMP 36717) in dorsal view; H, presacral dorsal osteoderms of Chanaresuchus bonapartei (PVL 4575) in dorsolateral view; I, presacral dorsal osteoderms of Euparkeria capensis (SAM 6047) in lateral view; J, presacral dorsal osteoderms of a referred specimen of Prestosuchus (UFRGS 0156-T). Arrow indicates anterior direction and dotted line identifies the midline. Numbers refer to character states. See appendix for anatomical abbreviations. Scale bars 5 5 cm in B, F, J, and 1 cm in A, C–E, G–I.