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FIGURE 11 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 11. Modern skull of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) from Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic (MNHNRD1) in A. dorsal, B. ventral, C. left lateral, and D. posterior views.

FIGURE 10 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 10. Ilia of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of Late Quaternary age from Oleg's Bat Cave, Dominican Republic (MHD 575). A. External and B. internal views of the right ilium; C. external and D. internal views of the left ilium.

FIGURE 9 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 9. Limb bones of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of Late Quaternary age from Oleg's Bat Cave, Dominican Republic. All limb bones are from the left side and are from the same associated individual (MHD 576). A. Humerus, B. radius, C. ulna, D. femur, E. tibia, F. fibula. In each pair of photographs, the anterior view is on the left and posterior view on the right.

FIGURE 8 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 8. Skull and left mandible of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of Late Quaternary age from Oleg's Bat Cave, Dominican Republic (MHD 574). Skull in A. dorsal, B. ventral, C. left lateral, and D. posterior views. Left mandible in E. medial and F. lateral views.

FIGURE 6 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 6. Skull and articulated right and left mandibles of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of Late Quaternary age from Ni-Rahu (= Cueva de Lynn), Dominican Republic (MHD 414). The skull and mandibles of this specimen are partially covered with a thick layer of calcite flowstone, obscuring many morphological features. A. Dorsal, B. ventral, C. left lateral, D. right lateral, and E. posterior views.

FIGURE 5 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 5. Underwater photographs of Late Quaternary fossils of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from the Dominican Republic. A–E, Oleg's Bat Cave: A. Skull and articulated mandible. B. Skull of second individual. C. Dentary and postcranial elements. Note very small slender bones of bats. D. Humerus and vertebra in center of photo, surrounded by osteoderms. E. Partial crocodile skull (scale in inches). F. Complete skull and articulated mandibles, from unnamed cave near Oleg's Bat Cave. Specimen is "upside down" with mandibles on top. The skull and jaws in panel F were not collected.

FIGURE 4 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 4. Map of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), showing Late Quaternary fossil localities of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), as well as several cities and topographic features mentioned in the text. 1. Oleg's Bat Cave, Altagracia province; 2. Ni-Rahu (= Cueva de Lynn), Guerra province (map modified from Velazco et al., 2013).

FIGURE 3 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 3. Skull and mandible of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Sawmill Sink (NMB.AB50.171; C52), Abaco, Bahamas, showing the measurements taken on crocodile specimens from the Dominican Republic, Abaco, Grand Cayman, and Cuba. The measurements (letters A–N) are explained in Materials and Methods.

FIGURE 1 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 1. Skull of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of late Holocene age from Sawmill Sink (NMB. AB50.171; C52), Abaco, Bahamas, in A. dorsal, B. ventral, C. left lateral, and D. posterior, views. The individual bones in the skull are identified using the following abbreviations: bo (basioccipital = occipital condyle), ec (ectopterygoid), ex (exoccipital), fr (frontal), ju (jugal,), la (lacrimal), mx (maxilla), na (nasal), pa (parietal), pf (prefrontal), pl (palatine), pm (premaxilla), po (postorbital), pt (pterygoid), qu (quadrate), qj (quadratojugal), so (supraoccipital), sq (squamosal).

FIGURE 2 in The Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from Late Quaternary Underwater Cave Deposits in the Dominican Republic

FIGURE 2. Mandible of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) of late Holocene age from Sawmill Sink (NMB.AB50.171; C52), Abaco, Bahamas, in A. dorsal, B. ventral, C. left lateral, and D, left medial views. The individual bones in the mandible are identified using the following abbreviations: an (angular), ar (articular), de (dentary), sp (splenial), su (surangular). The coronoid bone is missing from this specimen.

Figure 8 in First European evidence for transcontinental dispersal of Crocodylus (late Neogene of southern Italy)

Figure 8. Osteoderms in dorsal (A, B, D) and lateral (C) views. A, RGM 454946; B, RGM 453781; C, RGM 454947; D, RGM 454948. Scale bar equals 10 mm.

Figure 9 in First European evidence for transcontinental dispersal of Crocodylus (late Neogene of southern Italy)

Figure 9. Late Miocene crocodylian localities in the Mediterranean area. Black dots, early Tortonian localities with tomistomine fossils; open circles, Tortonian and Messinian localities with crocodylians of unresolved phylogenetic relationships; black square, Gargano fossil locality with Crocodylus sp. (Miocene–Pliocene transition); open square, Sahabi fossil locality with Crocodylus checchiai (Late Neogene – Miocene–Pliocene transition?). Data from Böhme & Ilg (2003).

Figure 6 in First European evidence for transcontinental dispersal of Crocodylus (late Neogene of southern Italy)

Figure 6. Pectoral girdle elements probably belonging to the same specimen: A, right scapula (RGM 455328); B, right coracoid (RGM 455327). Both in lateral view; scale bar equals 10 mm.

Figure 7 in First European evidence for transcontinental dispersal of Crocodylus (late Neogene of southern Italy)

Figure 7. Vertebrae in right lateral view. A, centrum of cervical vertebra (RGM 453472) separated from the missing neural arch at the level of the open neurocentral suture and showing a long hypapophysis; B, dorsal or lumbar vertebra (DSTF GH2); C, caudal vertebra (RGM 215348). Scale bar equals 10 mm.

Figure 5. A, B in First European evidence for transcontinental dispersal of Crocodylus (late Neogene of southern Italy)

Figure 5. A, B, the lower jaw (RGM 335893) shows no sign of third and fourth confluent alveoli. A, dorsal view; B, detail of the third and fourth alveoli, on the left of the image; C, isolated tooth (RGM 454950) in mesial view; D, isolated tooth (RGM 454280) in labial view. Scale bar equals 10 mm.

Figure 17 in A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium

Figure 17. 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 from Dormaal. A, right maxilla in ventral view, specimen IRSNB R255; B. right maxilla in ventral view, specimen IRSNB R256; C. parietal in dorsal view, specimen IRSNB R257; D, first caudal vertebra in right lateral view, specimen IRSNB R259; E, dorsal osteoderm in dorsal view, specimen IRSNB R260.

Figure 11 in A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium

Figure 11. 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855, specimen IRSNB R253 from Orp-le-Grand. A, B, photograph and interpretative drawing of a fragment of the skull (mostly the interorbital region) in dorsal view. See main text for abbreviations.

Figure 16 in A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium

Figure 16. 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855, IRSNB R254 from Leval. Axis–atlas complex, in left lateral (A) and anterior (B) views. See main text for abbreviations.

Figure 3 in A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium

Figure 3. Distribution of the continental lagoonal deposits of the Tienen Formation in Belgium and the Sparnacian facies of the Mont Bernon Group in northern France, with the location of Early Eocene crocodyloid-bearing localities referred to in this study. The remains of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons come from Muirancourt (holotype), Meudon, Dormaal, Orp-le-Grand, Leval, and Erquelinnes. Undescribed Asiatosuchus-like remains have also been found in the Late Palaeocene locality of Berru.

Figure 8 in A reassessment of the morphology and taxonomic status of 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855 (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) based on the Early Eocene remains from Belgium

Figure 8. 'Crocodylus' depressifrons Blainville, 1855, specimen IRSNB R252 from Orp-le-Grand. A, B, photograph and interpretative drawing of the posterior sector of the skull in dorsal view and (C, D) in occipital view. See main text for abbreviations.