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A new basal tomistomine (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) from Issel (Middle Eocene; France): palaeobiogeography of basal tomistomines and palaeogeographic consequences

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Stéphane Jouve (2016): A new basal tomistomine (Crocodylia, Crocodyloidea) from Issel (Middle Eocene; France): palaeobiogeography of basal tomistomines and palaeogeographic consequences. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177: 165-182, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12357

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