The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Crocodylian material from late Pleistocene localities around Antsirabe, Madagascar, stored in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, was surveyed. Several skeletal elements, including skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, osteoderms, and limb bones from at least three large individuals could b...

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Main Authors: C. Bickelmann, N. Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/12/13/2009/fr-12-13-2009.pdf
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spelling doaj-85fe78a36a1444dabb92739ea02030bd2020-11-24T20:45:13ZengCopernicus PublicationsFossil Record2193-00662193-00742009-02-01121132110.5194/fr-12-13-2009The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde BerlinC. Bickelmann0N. Klein1Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanySteinmann-Institut für Geologie, Paläontologie und Mineralogie, Universität Bonn, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, GermanyCrocodylian material from late Pleistocene localities around Antsirabe, Madagascar, stored in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, was surveyed. Several skeletal elements, including skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, osteoderms, and limb bones from at least three large individuals could be unambiguously assigned to the genus <i>Voay</i> Brochu, 2007. Furthermore, the simultaneous occurrence of <i>Voay robustus</i> Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872 and <i>Crocodylus niloticus</i> Laurenti, 1768 in Madagascar is discussed. <i>Voay robustus</i> and <i>Crocodylus niloticus</i> are systematically separate but similar in stature and size, which would make them direct rivals for ecological resources. Our hypothesis on the extinction of the species Voay, which was endemic to Madagascar, suggests that <i>C. niloticus</i> invaded Madagascar only after <i>V. robustus</i> became extinct. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.200800007" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.200800007</a>http://www.foss-rec.net/12/13/2009/fr-12-13-2009.pdf
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title The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
title_short The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
title_full The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
title_fullStr The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
title_full_unstemmed The late Pleistocene horned crocodile <i>Voay robustus</i> (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
title_sort late pleistocene horned crocodile <i>voay robustus</i> (grandidier & vaillant, 1872) from madagascar in the museum für naturkunde berlin
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2193-0074
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description Crocodylian material from late Pleistocene localities around Antsirabe, Madagascar, stored in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, was surveyed. Several skeletal elements, including skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, osteoderms, and limb bones from at least three large individuals could be unambiguously assigned to the genus <i>Voay</i> Brochu, 2007. Furthermore, the simultaneous occurrence of <i>Voay robustus</i> Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872 and <i>Crocodylus niloticus</i> Laurenti, 1768 in Madagascar is discussed. <i>Voay robustus</i> and <i>Crocodylus niloticus</i> are systematically separate but similar in stature and size, which would make them direct rivals for ecological resources. Our hypothesis on the extinction of the species Voay, which was endemic to Madagascar, suggests that <i>C. niloticus</i> invaded Madagascar only after <i>V. robustus</i> became extinct. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.200800007" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.200800007</a>
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