Body mass estimation in non‐avian bipeds using a theoretical conversion to quadruped stylopodial proportions
Body mass is strongly related to both physiological and ecological properties of living
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
Patterns of maximum body size evolution in Cenozoic land mammals: eco-evolutionary processes and abiotic forcing
There is accumulating evidence that macroevolutionary patterns of mammal evolution
during the Cenozoic follow similar trajectories on different continents. This would suggest …
during the Cenozoic follow similar trajectories on different continents. This would suggest …
Downsizing a giant: re-evaluating Dreadnoughtus body mass
KT Bates, PL Falkingham, S Macaulay… - Biology …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Estimates of body mass often represent the founding assumption on which biomechanical
and macroevolutionary hypotheses are based. Recently, a scaling equation was applied to …
and macroevolutionary hypotheses are based. Recently, a scaling equation was applied to …
Adaptive origins of primates revisited
Interpretation of the adaptive profile of ancestral primates is controversial and has been
constrained for decades by general acceptance of the premise that the first primates were …
constrained for decades by general acceptance of the premise that the first primates were …
Developmental patterns and variation among early theropods
CT Griffin - Journal of Anatomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding ontogenetic patterns is important in vertebrate paleontology because the
assessed skeletal maturity of an individual often has implications for paleobiogeography …
assessed skeletal maturity of an individual often has implications for paleobiogeography …
Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
The observed diversity of dinosaurs reached its highest peak during the mid-and Late
Cretaceous, the 50 Myr that preceded their extinction, and yet this explosion of dinosaur …
Cretaceous, the 50 Myr that preceded their extinction, and yet this explosion of dinosaur …
Individual‐level selection as a cause of Cope's rule of phyletic size increase
JG Kingsolver, DW Pfennig - Evolution, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Cope's rule, the tendency for species within a lineage to evolve towards larger body size,
has been widely reported in the fossil record, but the mechanisms leading to such phyletic …
has been widely reported in the fossil record, but the mechanisms leading to such phyletic …
Scale-dependence of Cope's rule in body size evolution of Paleozoic brachiopods
PM Novack-Gottshall… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The average body size of brachiopods from a single habitat type increased gradually by
more than two orders of magnitude during their initial Cambrian–Devonian radiation. This …
more than two orders of magnitude during their initial Cambrian–Devonian radiation. This …
Evaluating hypotheses for the early diversification of dinosaurs
RB Irmis - Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Many hypotheses have been proposed for the rise of dinosaurs, but their early diversification
remains poorly understood. This paper examines the occurrences, species diversity and …
remains poorly understood. This paper examines the occurrences, species diversity and …
The evolution and distribution of species body size
The distribution of species body size within taxonomic groups exhibits a heavy right tail
extending over many orders of magnitude, where most species are much larger than the …
extending over many orders of magnitude, where most species are much larger than the …