Detailed tooth morphology in a durophagous ichthyosaur captured by 3D laser scanner
R Motani - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
DISCUSSION The newly reported crown shape of Mixosaurus fraasi is unique not only
among ichthyosaurs, but also among marine reptiles. The presence of the crown ridge may …
among ichthyosaurs, but also among marine reptiles. The presence of the crown ridge may …
Ichnological analysis: a non-destructive tool in archaeology
Since the early 1970s, ichnology has provided valuable information in many fields including
zoology, ecology, geochemistry, sedimentology, biostratigraphy, palaeobiology, and …
zoology, ecology, geochemistry, sedimentology, biostratigraphy, palaeobiology, and …
Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
Despite their profound adaptations to the aquatic realm and their apparent success
throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, ichthyosaurs became extinct roughly 30 million …
throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, ichthyosaurs became extinct roughly 30 million …
[HTML][HTML] Study of the pectoral girdle and fins of the Late Carboniferous sibyrhynchid iniopterygians (Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes, Iniopterygia) from Kansas and …
The latest works on iniopterygians question their monophyly when considering only the
neurocranium of the two families (Sibyrhynchidae and Iniopterygidae), which have different …
neurocranium of the two families (Sibyrhynchidae and Iniopterygidae), which have different …
[PDF][PDF] Comparative histology of sculptured dermal bones in basal tetrapods, and the implications for the soft tissue dermis
F Witzmann - Palaeodiversity, 2009 - palaeodiversity.org
The histology of the sculptured dermal bones of skull and pectoral girdle of 19 taxa of
Palaeozoic and Mesozoic basal tetrapods and of the porolepiform Laccognathus is …
Palaeozoic and Mesozoic basal tetrapods and of the porolepiform Laccognathus is …
The multifaceted ichnogenus Protovirgularia: Taxonomy, producers and environments
D Knaust - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Protovirgularia is an old name for prominent trace fossils common throughout the
Phanerozoic and fascinating geologists for about 175 years. Repeatedly described under …
Phanerozoic and fascinating geologists for about 175 years. Repeatedly described under …
Mechanisms of dermal bone repair after predatory attack in the giant stem‐group teleost Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward, 1889a (Pachycormiformes)
Z Johanson, J Liston, D Davesne… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leedsichthys problematicus is a suspension‐feeding member of the Mesozoic clade
Pachycormiformes (stem‐group Teleostei), and the largest known ray‐finned fish …
Pachycormiformes (stem‐group Teleostei), and the largest known ray‐finned fish …
Taphonomy and paleoecology of Shonisaurus popularis (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria)
JA Hogler - Palaios, 1992 - JSTOR
Remains of the ichthyosaur Shonisaurus popularis are sufficiently abundant and well
preserved in the Upper Triassic Luning Formation of Nevada to allow paleobiologic …
preserved in the Upper Triassic Luning Formation of Nevada to allow paleobiologic …
Revision of platypterygiine rostral material from the Northern Apennines (Italy): New insights on distal neurovascular anatomy and tooth replacement in Cretaceous …
G Serafini, EE Maxwell, E Fornaciari… - Cretaceous Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2016 a new Cretaceous ichthyosaur rostrum fragment (IG 251372) was found near
Gombola, Modena Province, northern Italy. Two rostral fragments and a partial humerus …
Gombola, Modena Province, northern Italy. Two rostral fragments and a partial humerus …
When is a fossil not a fossil? When it is a trace fossil
SK Donovan - Lethaia, 2015 - idunn.no
Recently, Petrov (2013) erected a new ichnogenus Megascolytinus, with its type
ichnospecies Megascolytinus zherikhini Petrov 2013. This trace fossil is interpreted as the …
ichnospecies Megascolytinus zherikhini Petrov 2013. This trace fossil is interpreted as the …