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Armin Reindl
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Artist, crocodile enthusiast, wikipedia editor

tags: #SciArt
also seems like Diplocynodon has foliage nests too, maybe?
and its been placed outside Crocodilia recently
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Some recent phylogenies have them either as outside Longirostres or within Crocodyloidea but outside Crocodylidae
to my knowledge foliage nests are ancestral?
at least we got them in alligatoroids, Tomistoma and osteolaemines
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Of course, my door is always open
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy to send you some references if needed
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Little guy, Araripesuchus?
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
And of course here's the paper, got some fascinating implications already and I've barely gotten into the meat of things
doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/zool...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here a rough scaling of the skull material, at least the two well preserved skulls. The one on the left might be a little larger still but I'll go over everything tomorrow when I have a little more time.
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Theres even a whole paper on their origins:
verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/125B_08...
verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I do not know the full context for the export of these specific fossils, but one can't help but be reminded of Brazil's tragic history when it comes to fossils being poached to the west such as Irritator and of course "Ubirajara"
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Itasuchids do not have an easy time, a second very well preserved specimen "somehow" found its way to Japan and while the holotype of Pepesuchus remained in Brazil, it fell victim to the 2018 Museo Nacional Fire.
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is also a great chance to plug Joschua Knüppe's Crocodile poster, which features (almost) every extinct croc knocking around in the Pleistocene
Tho be patient, as soon as the Lemuria project is over I'll pester him to add C. sudani, completing the set
t.co/xVzxczcgKr
https://252mya.com/collections/shop/products/crocodiles-among-us-poster
t.co
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Reposted by Armin Reindl
Paludirex is such a cool name! Credit goes to Adam Yates for coming up with the name Paludirex, he was one of my co-authors on that paper.
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Dare I say its a name thats instantly iconic and retaining the meaning of Pallimnarchus to carry on the spirit of the name is another great touch.
Tho Gunggamarandu deserves some love too, I'm always a sucker for names that incorporate native languages.
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM