Fig. 2: Reduced time calibrated strict consensus tree of maximum parsimony analysis showing the phylogeny of Crocodylia (i.e. crown-group) including Alligatoroidea.

Purple diamonds and silhouettes correspond to known occurrences of very large to giant (≥7 m) crocodyliforms. Each of the illustrated taxa is associated with high-productivity wetland or marine habitats (see Supplementary information Table S1 for a list of taxa and sources). Ages are in Ma.