The origin and early evolution of amniotes (fully terrestrial vertebrates) led to major changes
in the structure and hierarchy of terrestrial ecosystems. The first appearance of herbivores …

The Cenozoic radiation of mammals is one of the major events in vertebrate evolution, and
has been a subject of inquiry for as long as the science of paleontology has existed …

Herbivory evolved independently in several tetrapod lineages during the Late Carboniferous
and became more widespread throughout the Permian Period, eventually leading to the …

Synapsids include modern mammals and their fossil ancestors, the non-mammalian
synapsids, or 'mammal-like reptiles' of old classifications. The synapsid fossil record extends …

Terrestrial herbivorous tetrapods first appear in the fossil record during the Late
Carboniferous (306.5 Ma). The diversification of herbivores is a key aspect of the transition …

Synapsids dominated the terrestrial realm between the late Pennsylvanian and the Triassic.
Their early evolution includes some of the first amniotes to evolve large size, herbivory, and …

Mammals are arguably the most conspicuous tetrapods in the modern biota. Although there
are fewer extant mammal species (~ 5,500) than birds (~ 10,000) or squamates (~ 10,000) …

Basal synapsids ('pelycosaurs') form the basalmost portion of the mammalian stem lineage
and document the transition from primitive 'reptile-like'basal amniotes to derived, mammal …

Carnivory is the consumption of one animal by another animal; among invertebrates in
terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems this type of feeding can take three forms: predation …

A preliminary evaluation of hexapod herbivore damage from selected compression and
permineralized biotas from the 220 million-year Late Silurian to Late Triassic interval has …