Primary cilia are evolutionarily conserved and highly specialized organelles that protrude
from cell membranes. Mutations in genes encoding ciliary proteins can cause structural and …

Sensory systems evolve and enable organisms to perceive their sensory Umwelt, the unique
set of cues relevant for their survival. The multiple components that comprise sensory …

The labyrinth of the vertebrate inner ear is a sensory system that governs the perception of
head rotations. Central hypotheses predict that labyrinth shape and size are related to …

Living archosaurs (birds and crocodylians) have disparate locomotor strategies that evolved
since their divergence∼ 250 mya. Little is known about the early evolution of the sensory …

Abstract From the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs
inhabited marine ecosystems across the European archipelago. Unfortunately, European …

The holotype of Junggarsuchus sloani, from the Shishugou Formation (early Late Jurassic)
of Xinjiang, China, consists of a nearly complete skull and the anterior half of an articulated …

Tanystropheus longobardicus is one of the most remarkable and iconic Triassic reptiles.
Mainly known from the Middle Triassic conservation Lagerstätte of Monte San Giorgio on the …

Turtles are relatively species-poor, but anatomically very distinct from other reptiles, which
yields longstanding debates about their origin among amniotes. On the other hand, an …

Thalattosuchians represent one of the several independent transitions into the marine realm
among crocodylomorphs. The extent of their aquatic adaptations ranges from the …

Large-bodied temnospondyl amphibians were the dominant predators in non-marine
aquatic ecosystems from the Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic. In the Permian-aged …