FIGURE 6.

Major palatal configurations in palate evolution of crocodylomorphs represented by 19 skulls in palatal view. Palatal configurations were reconstructed based on CT scan data, or published data of known crocodylomorphs. Asterisks indicate crocodylomorph taxa not sampled in this analysis. Areas of the palate not preserved or not observable are illustrated with outlines used dashed lines and transparent coloring. Notable changes in anatomical palatal structures are bullet‐pointed, and the evolutionary stages are separated by black dashed lines. Palatal bones are colored, ectopterygoid, purple; jugal, green; maxilla, red; palatine, pink; premaxilla, light blue; pterygoid, brown