TABLE 1.
List of taxa used for comparisons and palatal reconstructions in this research
| Genus and species | Specimen number | Taxonomic group | Data source | CT scan parameters | Micro CT scanner and scan facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphenosuchus acutus | SAM‐PK‐K3014 | ‘Sphenosuchia’ |
CT Scan Data |
100 kV 200 μA | General Electric VTomex L240, Stellenbosch MicroCT Scan Facility |
| Dibothrosuchus elaphros | IVPP V 7097 | ‘Sphenosuchia’ |
CT Scan data Wu and Chatterjee (1993) |
Historic scan, scan parameters unavailable | ‐ |
| Litargosuchus leptorhynchus | BP/1/5237 | ‘Sphenosuchia’ |
CT Scan data Clark & Sues (2002) |
150 kV 120 μA | Nikon Metrology XTH 225/320 LC, ESI Micro CT Facility |
| Terrestrisuchus gracilis | NHMUK PV R 7557 | ‘Sphenosuchia’ | Crush (1984) | No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Orthosuchus stormbergi | SAM‐PK‐K409 |
‘Protosuchia’ Notochampsidae |
CT Scan data |
160 kV 200 μA | General Electric VTomex L240, Stellenbosch MicroCT Scan Facility |
| Protosuchus haughtoni | BP/1/4770 |
‘Protosuchia’ Protosuchidae |
CT Scan data Gow (2000) |
100 kV 109 μA | Nikon Metrology XTH 225/320 LC, ESI Micro CT Facility |
| Unnamed Protosuchid | UCMP 97638 |
‘Protosuchia’ Protosuchidae |
Personal observation, Clark (dissertation, 1986) | No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Gobiosuchus kielanae | ZPAL MgR‐II—67, 68, 69, 70 |
‘Protosuchia’ Gobiosuchidae |
Osmólska et al. (1997) | No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Sichuanosuchus shuhanensis | IVPP V10594 |
‘Protosuchia’ Shartegosuchoidea |
Personal observation Wu et al. (1997) |
No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Nominosuchus mutatinus | IVPP V14392 |
‘Protosuchia’ Shartegosuchidae |
CT Scan data Personal observation |
220 kV 190 μA | AMNH Microscopy and Imaging Facility |
| Shantungosuchus brachycephalus | IVPP V4020 |
‘Protosuchia’ Shartegosuchoidea |
Personal observation Wu et al. (1994) |
No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Fruitachampsa callisoni | LACM 120455a |
‘Protosuchia’ Shartegosuchidae |
Clark (2011) | No CT scan data available | ‐ |
| Shartegosuchus asperopalatum | IGM 200/50, PIN No. 4174/2 |
‘Protosuchia’ Shartegosuchidae |
CT Scan data Dollman et al. (2018) |
150 kV 160 μA | AMNH Microscopy and Imaging Facility |
Note: Their specimen numbers, taxonomic group, data source, computed tomography (CT) scan parameters, CT scanner, and facility (if applicable) are given.
Institutional Abbreviations: BP: Evolutionary Studies Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; IGM: Mongolian Institute of Geology, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia; IVPP: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, China; LACM: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, California, USA; NHMUK: Natural History Museum, London, UK; PIN: Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; UCMP: University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, USA; SAM: Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa; ZPAL: Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.