Cope's rule and the adaptive landscape of dinosaur body size evolution
The largest known dinosaurs weighed at least 20 million times as much as the smallest,
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
Body-size evolution in the Dinosauria
MT Carrano - … paleobiology: perspectives on the evolution of …, 2006 - books.google.com
An enduring focus of these studies has been Cope's Rule, the notion that body size tends to
increase over time within lineages (Kurtén, 1953; Stanley, 1973; Polly, 1998). Such an …
increase over time within lineages (Kurtén, 1953; Stanley, 1973; Polly, 1998). Such an …
Macroevolutionary trends in the Dinosauria: Cope's rule
Cope's rule is the tendency for body size to increase over time along a lineage. A set of 65
phylogenetically independent comparisons, between earlier and later genera, show that …
phylogenetically independent comparisons, between earlier and later genera, show that …
Ecological specialization in fossil mammals explains Cope's rule
Cope's rule is the trend toward increasing body size in a lineage over geological time. The
rule has been explained either as passive diffusion away from a small initial body size or as …
rule has been explained either as passive diffusion away from a small initial body size or as …
Rise of dinosaurs reveals major body-size transitions are driven by passive processes of trait evolution
RB Sookias, RJ Butler… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A major macroevolutionary question concerns how long-term patterns of body-size evolution
are underpinned by smaller scale processes along lineages. One outstanding long-term …
are underpinned by smaller scale processes along lineages. One outstanding long-term …
Developmental strategies underlying gigantism and miniaturization in non-avialan theropod dinosaurs
MD D'Emic, PM O'Connor, RS Sombathy, I Cerda… - Science, 2023 - science.org
In amniotes, the predominant developmental strategy underlying body size evolution is
thought to be adjustments to the rate of growth rather than its duration. However, most …
thought to be adjustments to the rate of growth rather than its duration. However, most …
Dinosaur macroevolution and macroecology
RBJ Benson - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Dinosaurs were large-bodied land animals of the Mesozoic that gave rise to birds. They
played a fundamental role in structuring Jurassic–Cretaceous ecosystems and had …
played a fundamental role in structuring Jurassic–Cretaceous ecosystems and had …
[HTML][HTML] Rates of dinosaur body mass evolution indicate 170 million years of sustained ecological innovation on the avian stem lineage
Large-scale adaptive radiations might explain the runaway success of a minority of extant
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
Assessing dinosaur growth patterns: a microscopic revolution
GM Erickson - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2005 - cell.com
Some of the longest standing questions in dinosaur paleontology pertain to their
development. Did dinosaurs grow at slow rates similar to extant reptiles or rapidly similar to …
development. Did dinosaurs grow at slow rates similar to extant reptiles or rapidly similar to …
The evolution of maximum body size of terrestrial mammals
The extinction of dinosaurs at the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary was the seminal
event that opened the door for the subsequent diversification of terrestrial mammals. Our …
event that opened the door for the subsequent diversification of terrestrial mammals. Our …
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