NDLI: Lost in action–the isolated crocodilian teeth from Enspel and their interpretive value

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Author	Frey, Eberhard Monninger, Stefanie
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Between 1991 and 2009 a total of 50 isolated crocodilian tooth crowns were collected from the Oligocene crater lake Enspel. These tooth crowns are basically conical, with some being channeled and others showing smooth carinae. Due to their insignificant morphology the crown can only be referred to as an Eusuchia indet. All teeth are lacking their roots and therefore are very likely to represent shed teeth. The height range of the Enspel tooth crowns falls within the height variation found for those from extant Eusuchia, such as Osteolaemus and Caiman, and likely come from eusuchans with a body length of about 2 m. The presence of shed teeth proves that eusuchian Crocodilia lived in the Oligocene Lake Enspel. The taphonomy of the Enspel crocodilian tooth crowns contrasts with that of the early Freshwater Molasse locality Langenau near the City of Ulm, where most of the teeth still have their root and thus fell out post mortem, and with that for the Eocene Lake Messel, where isolated crocodilian teeth occur rarer than fully articulated ones of fragmentary skeletons.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	81
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18671594
Journal	Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
Volume Number	90
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18671608
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-03-07
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Crocodilian teeth Eusuchia Oligocene crater lake Enspel Crocodilia Taphonomy Freshwater & Marine Ecology Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Biodiversity Paleontology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Global and Planetary Change Paleontology

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