Endocranial anatomy of the early prozostrodonts (Eucynodontia: Probainognathia) and the neurosensory evolution in mammal forerunners

L Kerber, L Roese‐Miron, JM Bubadué… - The Anatomical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… of the endocranial anatomy of these … endocranial anatomy of two early prozostrodontian
cynodonts. The origin of Prozostrodontia was coupled with the emergence of several anatomical

Endocranial casts of pre-mammalian therapsids reveal an unexpected neurological diversity at the deep evolutionary root of mammals

J Benoit, V Fernandez, PR Manger… - Brain, Behavior and …, 2017 - karger.com
… Investigation of the endocranial anatomy of a number of … Compared to that of mammals,
endocranial shape in NMT is … ): The sixth sense in mammalians forerunners: variability of the …

Evolution of Primate Brains: A Comparative Anatomical Investigation

S Heinz - The Functional and Evolutionary Biology of Primates, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
… obtained from natural or artificial endocranial casts of fossil skulls. … Of all placental mammals,
the basal Insectivores may … to the early forerunners of the placental mammals, and therefore …

The sixth sense in mammalian forerunners: Variability of the parietal foramen and the evolution of the pineal eye in South African Permo-Triassic eutheriodont …

J Benoit, F Abdala, PR Manger, BS Rubidge - Acta Palaeontologica …, 2016 - BioOne
… The parietal foramen is absent in mammals but present in most of the closest extinct
relatives of mammals, the Therapsida. A broad ranging survey of the occurrence and size of the …

Fossil evidence on origin of the mammalian brain

TB Rowe, TE Macrini, ZX Luo - science, 2011 - science.org
… Comparative and developmental anatomy of living mammals … extracted casts of their
endocranial cavities (endocasts), … mammals (14). The scans yielded digital measurements and …

The evolutionary origin and homologues of the supracochlear lamina: a contribution to our knowledge of mammalian ancestry

HC Bjerring - Acta Zoologica, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
… the piscine forerunners of the tetrapods. Subsequently, in the lineages leading to mammals,
… ala temporalis, is attached to the endocranial base solely by the processus alaris (cf. Fig. 5). …

Palaeoneurological clues to the evolution of defining mammalian soft tissue traits

J Benoit, PR Manger, BS Rubidge - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
… of mammals were already present in their forerunners some … since: (i) their rostrum (and
incidentally the anatomy of their … size can be assessed using endocranial casts (physical or …

The primitive cynodont Procynosuchus: functional anatomy of the skull and relationships

TS Kemp - … Transactions of the Royal Society of London …, 1979 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… significance to this particular animal, and the arrangement of … b),such a muscle could be
regarded as the forerunner of the … An endocranial cast of this particular Didelphis skull fits into …

Patterns of cranial venous system from the comparative anatomy in vertebrates: part I, introduction and the dorsal venous system

T Aurboonyawat, S Suthipongchai… - Interventional …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
… In the evolution from quadrupedal mammals to bipedal humans, … Roofe16 studied the
endocranial blood vessels of … and reptiles would be the forerunner of the median prosencephalic …

Craniodental anatomy in Permian–Jurassic Cynodontia and Mammaliaformes (Synapsida, Therapsida) as a gateway to defining mammalian soft tissue and …

LA Norton, F Abdala, J Benoit - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mammals are diagnosed by more than 30 osteological … prominently distinguishes living
mammals from other amniotes. … the most crucial defining features of mammals. We discuss how …