Ecological signal in the size and shape of marine amniote teeth
Amniotes have been a major component of marine trophic chains from the beginning of the
Triassic to present day, with hundreds of species. However, inferences of their (palaeo) …
Triassic to present day, with hundreds of species. However, inferences of their (palaeo) …
A new genus of small polycotylid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway and a clarification of the genus Dolichorhynchops
RO Clark, FR O'Keefe, SE Slack - Cretaceous Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycotylids are plesiosaurian marine reptiles that evolved during the Early Cretaceous and
radiated into multiple genera during the Late Cretaceous. Here we describe a small new …
radiated into multiple genera during the Late Cretaceous. Here we describe a small new …
[HTML][HTML] High phenotypic plasticity at the dawn of the eosauropterygian radiation
The initial radiation of Eosauropterygia during the Triassic biotic recovery represents a key
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
Convergence and constraint in the cranial evolution of mosasaurid reptiles and early cetaceans
The repeated return of tetrapods to aquatic life provides some of the best-known examples
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
Evolutionary patterns of cat-like carnivorans unveil drivers of the sabertooth morphology
The sabertooth morphology stands as a classic case of convergence, manifesting
recurrently across various vertebrate groups, prominently within two carnivorans clades …
recurrently across various vertebrate groups, prominently within two carnivorans clades …
Craniodental ecomorphology of the large Jurassic ichthyosaurian Temnodontosaurus
Marine amniotes have played many crucial roles in ocean ecosystems since the Triassic,
including predation at the highest trophic levels. One genus often placed into this guild is the …
including predation at the highest trophic levels. One genus often placed into this guild is the …
Polycotylidae (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina: phylogenetic affinities of Sulcusuchus erraini and the Late …
JP O'Gorman - Cretaceous Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycotylids were a clade of short-necked plesiosaur that achieved a worldwide distribution
and a peak of diversity during the Albian–Turonian, reaching the K/Pg mass extinction with a …
and a peak of diversity during the Albian–Turonian, reaching the K/Pg mass extinction with a …
A 'long-forgotten'plesiosaur provides evidence of large-bodied rhomaleosaurids in the Middle Jurassic of Germany
Described in 1858, Trematospondylus macrocephalus is one of the earliest established
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …
A long-snouted and long-necked polycotylid plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America
WS Persons, HP Street, A Kelley - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Plesiosaurs are a group of Mesozoic marine diapsids. Most derived plesiosaurs fall into one
of two typical body forms: those with proportionately small heads, short snouts, and …
of two typical body forms: those with proportionately small heads, short snouts, and …
Anatomy and relationships of the bizarre Early Cretaceous pliosaurid Luskhan itilensis
Pliosaurid plesiosaurians are iconic marine reptiles that regulated marine trophic chains
from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous. However, their evolution during the …
from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous. However, their evolution during the …