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Hello together, I am not entirely sure if the fossil ID section is the right place for this, but I am hoping for information on a fossil specimen, its not one I hold in hands, but a ct scan, and I think I may not post pictures because they are copyrighted. While looking for new inspirations for my model building I took a close look at this wonderful ct scan of a Simosuchus clarki skull. A pugnosed crocodile, how sweet is that? I wonder two things: -how is that bilateral bone called that in many crocodiles protrudes downwards from the skullbase reaching between the mandibles? -Could the fragile structure of the distal end of said bone hint at a juvenile animal? In recent croc skulls I have seen these bones seemed quite solid. The species description says several specimens in a range of sizes have been found, all below one meter and considered fully grown. on the Digimorph site there are videos showing rotation and cross-sections, the structure in question is best visible in the "roll"-vid: http://digimorph.org/specimens/Simosuchus_clarki/ Thanks and Regards, J
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This looked like one mean Notosuchian. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40492978
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