TABLE 1. — Bone histology of some Archosauromorpha taxa shows different growth patterns related to their lifestyle and posture.
Archosauromorpha species Posture and lifestyle Growth pattern and bone tissues Studies
Vancleavea campi Long & Murry, 1995 (Triassic) Quadruped aquatic Slow growth rate – lamellar-zonal bone Nesbitt et al. 2009; Ponce et al. 2017
Trilophosaurus buettneri Case, 1928 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial Spielmann et al. 2008; Werning & Irmis 2010; Grinham et al. 2019
Steneosaurus Geoffroy, 1825 (Jurassic) Quadruped marine Hua & Buffrénil 1996
Susisuchus anatoceps Salisbury, Frey, Martill & Buchy, 2003 (Cretaceous) Quadruped semi-aquatic Sayão et al. 2016
Pepesuchus deiseae Campos, Oliveira, Figueiredo, Riff, Azevedo, Carvalho & Kellner, 2011 (Cretaceous) Riff et al. 2012; Sena et al. 2018
Iberosuchus macrodon Antunes, 1975 (Eocene) Quadruped terrestrial Ortega et al. 2000; Cubo et al. 2017
Recent crocodylian, Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1802 Quadruped semi-aquatic Woodward et al. 2014
Aenigmastropheus parringtoni Ezcurra, Scheyer & Butler, 2014 (Permian) Quadruped terrestrial Early fast growth rates (fibrolamellar) and later slow Ezcurra et al. 2014
Terrestrisuchus Crush, 1984 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial growth rates (lamellar-zonal bone) Cruickshank 1972; Allen 2003; Ricqlès et al. 2003, 2008; Brown et al. 2019; Grinham et al. 2019
Proterosuchus Broom, 1903 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial or semi-aquatic Ricqlès et al. 2003, 2008; Botha-Brink & Smith 2011
Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi Haughton, 1932 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial Mukherjee 2015; Werning & Nesbitt 2016
Pepesuchus deiseae Quadruped Alternate fast and moderate Sena et al. 2018
Acynodon sp. Buscalioni, Ortega & Vasse, 1997 (Cretaceous) semi-aquatic growth rates Company & Pereda-Suberbiola 2017
Extinct and recent Caimaninae Alligator mississippiensis Andrade et al. 2018 Woodward et al. 2011
Sacisaurus agudoensis Ferigolo & Langer, 2007 (Triassic) Biped terrestrial Unceasing fast growth composed of uninterrupted fibrolamellar Ferigolo & Langer 2007; Grinham et al. 2019; Veiga et al. 2019
Erythrosuchus Broom, 1905 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial Ricqlès et al. 2008; Grinham et al. 2019
Lewisuchus admixtus Romer, 1972 (Triassic) Quadruped terrestrial Nesbitt et al. 2010; Marsà et al. 2019
Lesothosaurus Galton, 1978 (Jurassic) Biped terrestrial Ricqlès et al. 2008; Knoll et al. 2010; Grinham et al. 2019