The maxillary depression of Pholidosauridae: an anatomical study

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Warm thanks to R. Allain for providing access to specimens of Elosuchus and Sarcosuchus in the MNHN, as well as C. Sagne for helping with curation numbers of Sarcosuchus. J. Raslan-Loubatié and J.-M. Mazin kindly made available unpublished material of Pholidosaurus for comparison. M. Brandalise de Andrade kindly provided the close-up picture of DORCM 12154 (Fig. 1F) and engaged with J.E.M. in much appreciated discussions on various aspects of crocodilian relationships. The manuscript benefited from the constructive comments of A. Pritchard, E. Allen, and P. Barrett. J.E.M. is funded by a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF).

Handling editor: Randall Irmis