Lateral reconstructions of the skull of <i>Plesiosuchus manselii</i>, <i>Dakosaurus maximus</i> and <i>D. andiniensis</i>.

<p>Line drawings: (A) <i>Plesiosuchus manselii</i> is an original skull reconstruction based on the mandible of NHMUK PV OR40103a, while the skull is a composite of NHMUK PV OR40103 and <i>D. andiniensis</i> (due to the holotype lacking part of the orbital and infratemporal regions of the skull, these regions are shown by broken lines); (B) <i>Dakosaurus maximus</i> is an original skull reconstruction based on the mandible of SMNS 8203 and SMNS 82043, while the skull is a composite of SMNS 8203, SMNS 10819b and <i>D. andiniensis</i> (due to the neotype and referred specimen lacking the lower orbital and infratemporal regions, these regions are shown by broken lines); (C) <i>Dakosaurus andiniensis</i>, redrawn from Pol & Gasparini <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0044985#pone.0044985-Pol1" target="_blank">[20]</a>.