Researchers have discovered a new species of extinct #crocodile from Egypt, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx. Read the full #RSOS paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology @palaeoburke.bsky.social

Back at it after chairing #MarineReptileConf2026 plesiosaur session, now in croc and turtle talks. First is Paul Burke on Aigialosuchus, a Late Cretaceous tethysuchian.

Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Introducing Herugavialis cairensis, a newly recognised Eocene gavialoid crocodylian from Egypt from the same geological formation as the rocks used to build the Sphinx, led by @palaeoburke.bsky.social (with @stephanspiekman.bsky.social + @hesham-sallam.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

a warm welcome to herugavialis cairensis, a gavialoid from middle eocene egypt 🐊 originally described as a species of tomistoma, h. cairensis is redescribed by burke et al. as an early-diverging gavialoid in an #openaccess paper
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(art by adel lee)

Introducing Herugavialis cairensis.

A new genus of fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the Middle Eocene of Egypt. Recovered from the Mokattam Formation, Herugavialis was found from the same rocks used to build the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.

Read here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Our new paper, on the endocranial anatomy of the ‘thoracosaurs’ is now officially out!!

We implemented CT scans to three ‘thoracosaur’ skulls and reconstructed models of the brains and inner ears of these specimens, comparing to the extant Indian gharial!

dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala...

Really excited to finally see this out and grateful to everyone who contributed, including @palaeoburke.bsky.social @pdmannion.bsky.social & @nathandehaut.bsky.social

Also a huge thank you to @thepalass.bsky.social for publishing our work!

🌊🐊 Were some of the earliest crocodylians venturing into the sea?

🦴 For our new paper in Palaeontology, we CT-scanned three skulls of “thoracosaurs” and found clues for a shallow-marine lifestyle in these enigmatic critters.

➡ doi.org/10.1111/pala... ️📖

Our new paper led by @devinhoffman.bsky.social + @piginatutu.bsky.social on growth in mekosuchine crocodylians, with implications for their extinction versus the survival of Crocodylus in Australasia (+ @houssayecnrs.bsky.social, @rnf.bsky.social, @reddirtpalaeo.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1002/ar.7...