First report of neosuchian remains in Aptian–Albian marine deposits of southeastern France

The European fossil record of crocodylomorphs during the Cretaceous is indubitably skewed towards the lowermost and uppermost strata. Neosuchian remains from the Aptian–Albian interval are exceptionally rare in marine deposits globally. Yet, they potentially hold important information for understanding the phylogenetic interrelationships of several neosuchian lineages. Here, we assign a single squamosal to cf. Pholidosauridae and some postcranial elements to Neosuchia indet. from Aptian and Albian marine deposits in southeastern France. Although it is presently impossible to ascertain the continental versus marine origin of the specimens, their rare occurrence calls for future investigations of the diversity and interrelationships of neosuchians during the mid-Cretaceous.