Resting_postures_of_Susisuchus.PNG

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Schematic representation of resting postures of Susisuchus anatoceps based in extant crocodylomorphs.

(A) Resting in shallow water with both body and tail contacting the bottom. (B) In shallow water when it is not able to touch the ground the hind limbs and half of the tail helping to support the animal. (C) When resting in deep water the limbs are held out nearly horizontally from the body, with fore and hind limbs extended to controls its position in buoyancy.
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Source http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155297
Author Juliana M. Sayão ,Renan A. M. Bantim,Rafael C. L. P. Andrade,Flaviana J. Lima,Antônio A. F. Saraiva,Rodrigo G. Figueiredo,Alexander W. A. Kellner

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