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FIGURE 7 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 7. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMS-BK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Limbs and girdle elements. (A) front limbs and pectoral girdle, (B) hind limbs and pelvis. Abbreviations: ast, astragalus; cal, calcaneum; co, coracoid; dt, distal tarsal; fe, femur; fi, fibula; h, humerus; il, ilium; mc, metacarpal; mt, metatarsal; ph, phalanx; pub, pubis; r, radius; re, radiale; sc, scapula; ti, tibia; u, ulna. Scale bars equal 50 mm.

FIGURE 6 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 6. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMS-BK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Caudal vertebrae in lateral view. (A) proximal caudals, (B) distal caudal series and tail bend. Abbreviations: ap, anterior process; ffc, first flexural caudal vertebra; hp, hemapophysis; hs, hemapophyseal lobe; ns, neural spine. Scale bars equal 50 mm.

FIGURE 4 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 4. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMSBK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Close-ups of the dentition (A) and scleral ring (B). Scale bars equal 10 mm.

FIGURE 3 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 3. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMS-BK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Skull in lateral view with illustration of the preserved elements. Abbreviations: an, angular; art, articular; cor, coronoid; d, dentary; en, external naris; fr, frontal; hy, hyoid; jug, jugal; lac, lacrimal; mx, maxilla; ns, nasal; pmx, premaxilla; po, postorbital; pof, preorbital fenestra; prf, prefrontal;?qu, possible quadrate; sa, surangular; sdg, surangulodentary groove; sp, splenial;?sq, squamosal or squamosal-postorbital fragment. Scale bar equals 50 mm.

FIGURE 1 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 1. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMS-BK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Skeleton in lateral view. Scale bar equals 200 mm.

Fig. 5 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 5. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). Pectoral girdle and forelimb elements. Abbreviations: ca, carpal elements; co, coracoid; cv, cervical vertebra; dv, dorsal vertebra;?h, questionable humerus; mc, metacarpal elements; ph, phalanges; ru, radius and ulna; sc, scapula.

Fig. 4 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 4. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). A. Dentition. B. Palatines showing the midline keel seperating symmetrical depressions (dashed outline). C. First cervical vertebrae. Abbreviations: aac, atlas-axis vertebrae; cv, cervical vertebra; hy, hyoid.

Fig. 8 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 8. Results of the phylogenetic analysis, simplified strict consensus topology of 2592 most parsimonious cladograms of Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. within Metriorhynchinae (step number = 1.508; CI = 0.417; RI = 0.843; RC = 0.352; HI = 0.583).

Fig. 1 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 1. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov., NKMB-P-Watt14/274, holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). Skeleton in ventrolateral view.

Fig. 3 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 3. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). A1, skull in ventrolateral view; A2, illustrates the preserved elements which can be unambiguously identified (please note that the dentary-surangular contact cannot be traced and is based upon the position in C. suevicus).

Fig. 2. A in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 2. A. Reduced stratigraphic table of the Kimmeridgian rock units of the northern Franconian Jurassic, based on Niebuhr and Pürner (2014). B, C. Maps showing the locality of NKMB-P-Watt14/274 at Wattendorf (asterisk) within the Bamberg district and its placement in Germany.

Fig. 7 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 7. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). Hindlimb and pelvic girdle. Abbreviations: mt, metatarsals; ph, phalanges.

Fig. 9 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 9. Comparative images showing the ventral side of the skull and a close-up of the palatal region of metriorhynchid thalattosuchians Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274, A) from the late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany) and Cricosaurus elegans (BSPG AS I 504, B) from the lower Tithonian of Dating (southern Germany).

Fig. 6 in A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany

Fig. 6. Metriorhynchid thalattosuchian Cricosaurus bambergensis sp. nov. (NKMB-P-Watt14/274) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Wattendorf (southern Germany). Distal part of the tail showing the flexural and postflexural region.

FIGURE 9 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 9. Comparison of crania of Late Jurassic Cricosaurus specimens from southern Germany. (A) BMMS-BK 1-2, holotype of Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov.; (B) NKMB-P-Watt14/274, holotype of Cricosaurus bambergensis; (C) SNSB-BSPG AS I 504, holotype of Cricosaurus elegans; (D) SMNS 9808, lectotype of Cricosaurus suevicus; (E) GPIT-PV-31381, referred specimen of Cricosaurus suevicus and (F) SMNS 7322, referred specimen of Cricosaurus suevicus. Scale bars equal 50 mm.

FIGURE 8 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 8. Strict consensus topologies of Metriorhynchinae found in the parsimony analyses. A, unweighted topology; B, strongly down-weighted topology (k=1); C, all other weighting analyses topology (k=3, 7, 10, 20, and 50).

FIGURE 10 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 10. Comparison of tail bends of Late Jurassic Cricosaurus specimens from southern Germany. (A) BMMS-BK 1-2, holotype of Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov.; (B) SMNS 9808, lectotype of Cricosaurus suevicus; (C) GPIT-PV- 31381, referred specimen of Cricosaurus suevicus; (D) NKMB-P-Watt14/274, holotype of Cricosaurus bambergensis. No scale bars intended.

FIGURE 5 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 5. Cricosaurus albersdoerferi sp. nov. (BMMS-BK 1-2) holotype, late Kimmeridgian of Painten (Southern Germany). Cervical (A); dorsal (B) and sacral vertebrae (C) in lateral view. Abbreviations: ans, axis neural spine; axp, axis postzygapophysis; axr, axis rib; cr, cervical rib; dia, diapophysis; ns, neural spine; pat, postzygapophysis of atlas; pp, parapophysis; sr, sacral rib; sv, sacral vertebra. Scale bars equal 30 mm.

FIGURE 2 in A new species of Cricosaurus (Thalattosuchia, Metriorhynchidae) based upon a remarkably well-preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

FIGURE 2. Simplified stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic in the eastern Franconian Jura, highlighting the fossil-bearing horizon (silhouette). The type locality within the Kelheim district is indicated by a black star.