A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna from Brazil.

Felipe C Montefeltro, Stephan Lautenschlager, Pedro L Godoy, Gabriel S Ferreira, Richard J Butler

August 2020 J Anat

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The discussions highlight specific aspects of the research, such as the unique adaptations of baurusuchids and their ecological niche. Phrases like 'This is mad' and 'super neat stuff' convey a strong curiosity and approval of the findings, while terms like 'characterise the craniomandibular apparatus' show a deeper understanding and engagement with the scientific aspects of the research.

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    @muramazzz (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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  • さとし工房
    @STS17358395 (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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  • キヲ
    @dinoninjya (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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  • 田中順也@古生物のしたたかな生き方
    @tanituki (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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  • 青柳
    @FBWM8888 (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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  • ｶﾞｲｽ
    @shitake_reverse (Twitter)

    RT @pantheo27705718: ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • パンテオン（半遁モード）
    @pantheo27705718 (Twitter)

    ブラジル南東部、白亜紀後期の生態系は獣脚類が少なく、バウルスクス科ワニ形類が超肉食性頂点捕食者だったそうです。その頭部を有限要素法解析し、獣脚類やワニ類と比較し、これらと異なる捕食行動が示唆されています。 論文 https://t.co/pONsmIU68N https://t.co/CvtNGtLLUH
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  • Darren Naish
    @TetZoo (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Irena Raselli
    @tweetIrena_croc (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Emilio Molina
    @ej_molina_c (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Stephanie Drumheller
    @UglyFossils (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Bobby (Just Being Me)
    @Dilophosaur13 (Twitter)

    RT @ferwen: A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late Cretaceous crocodyliform‐dominated fauna fro…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)
    @BongMarcosaurus (Twitter)

    RT @ferwen: A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late Cretaceous crocodyliform‐dominated fauna fro…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Bruno
    @paleomadness (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Kuzco
    @Kuzco297 (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • fernanda castano
    @ferwen (Twitter)

    A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late Cretaceous crocodyliform‐dominated fauna from Brazil https://t.co/1asFQQl3zO
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Supanut Bhuttarach (Bell)
    @BellSupanut (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • La Tierra: 366 días
    @Tierra366d (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Alessandro Chiarenza
    @AAlechiarenza (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Iván Narváez
    @inarvaezp (Twitter)

    "A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late #Cretaceous crocodyliform‐dominated fauna from Brazil", new paper on the biomechanics of #Baurusuchus by F. Montefeltro et al. in @JAnatomy https://t.co/4WHhORLCrv https://t.co/AAgR3N0JPM
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Mario
    @L_ssar (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Giovanne Cidade
    @giovannemendes (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • A Paramo
    @SrParamo (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Francisco Ortega
    @frco_ortega (Twitter)

    RT @PedroLGodoy: New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a…
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    April 7, 2020

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  • Pedro Godoy
    @PedroLGodoy (Twitter)

    New paper alert! In this study, led by Felipe Montefeltro, we use FEA to characterise the craniomandibular apparatus of a baurusuchid crocodylomorph and compare to that of other archosaur predators: Allosaurus and Alligator. https://t.co/1UiqOVJXZK
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  • Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)
    @BongMarcosaurus (Twitter)

    RT @Colecionadores2: A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated…
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    November 18, 2019

    1

  • Colecionadores de Ossos
    @Colecionadores2 (Twitter)

    A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna in Brazil https://t.co/3u0swhIke6
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    November 18, 2019

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  • Literature Bot
    @litscraper (Twitter)

    A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna in Brazil. https://t.co/sCw0KqxCbv
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    November 15, 2019

  • bxv_paleon
    @bxv_palaeon (Twitter)

    A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna in Brazil. https://t.co/nJBREpTOGr
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    November 15, 2019

  • Eduardo Fox
    @ofoxofox (Twitter)

    RT @biorxivpreprint: A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated…
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    November 15, 2019

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  • bioRxiv
    @biorxivpreprint (Twitter)

    A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator from the Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna in Brazil. https://t.co/XQ91r0po0g #bioRxiv
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    November 15, 2019

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Abstract Synopsis

  • Baurusuchids were the apex predators in Late Cretaceous ecosystems of southeast Brazil, filling a niche usually occupied by theropod dinosaurs, which were relatively scarce.
  • Researchers used finite element analysis (FEA) to study the skull and jaw structure of these crocodyliforms, revealing their unique adaptations for predation despite having a weaker bite force compared to other carnivores.
  • The biomechanical characteristics of baurusuchids indicate that their predation strategies relied on specialized features like ziphodont teeth and strong neck muscles, which developed due to the unique environmental pressures of their habitat.