Repeated evolution of divergent modes of herbivory in non-avian dinosaurs
Summary The importance of adaptation [1–4] versus organizational constraints [5–7] in
shaping common macroevolutionary trends remains unclear [8]. The fossil record is key to …
shaping common macroevolutionary trends remains unclear [8]. The fossil record is key to …
The multi-peak adaptive landscape of crocodylomorph body size evolution
Background Little is known about the long-term patterns of body size evolution in
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
New information on the Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs of Zhejiang Province, China: impact on Laurasian titanosauriform phylogeny and biogeography
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, X Jin… - Royal Society Open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Titanosaurs were a globally distributed clade of Cretaceous sauropods. Historically
regarded as a primarily Gondwanan radiation, there is a growing number of Eurasian taxa …
regarded as a primarily Gondwanan radiation, there is a growing number of Eurasian taxa …
The earliest known titanosaur sauropod dinosaur
PA Gallina, JI Canale, JL Carballido - Ameghiniana, 2021 - BioOne
The titanosaur sauropod record of Patagonia, mainly recovered from Upper Cretaceous
strata, is probably the richest worldwide. Here we present a new sauropod dinosaur …
strata, is probably the richest worldwide. Here we present a new sauropod dinosaur …
Second specimen of the Late Cretaceous Australian sauropod dinosaur Diamantinasaurus matildae provides new anatomical information on the skull and neck of …
The titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Diamantinasaurus matildae is represented by two
individuals from the Cenomanian–lower Turonian 'upper'Winton Formation of central …
individuals from the Cenomanian–lower Turonian 'upper'Winton Formation of central …
[HTML][HTML] A new African titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the middle cretaceous galula formation (Mtuka Member), Rukwa Rift Basin, Southwestern Tanzania
E Gorscak, PM O'Connor - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The African terrestrial fossil record has been limited in its contribution to our understanding
of both regional and global Cretaceous paleobiogeography, an interval of significant …
of both regional and global Cretaceous paleobiogeography, an interval of significant …
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 …
A new nanoid titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil
Los saurópodos titanosaurios son conocidos por mostrar una notable disparidad de tamaño
corporal, con algunos taxones famosos por acercarse al cenit del tamaño corporal de un …
corporal, con algunos taxones famosos por acercarse al cenit del tamaño corporal de un …
Sauropodomorph evolution across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary: body size, locomotion, and their influence on morphological disparity
Sauropodomorph dinosaurs were the dominant medium to large-sized herbivores of most
Mesozoic continental ecosystems, being characterized by their long necks and reaching a …
Mesozoic continental ecosystems, being characterized by their long necks and reaching a …
Sauropod dinosaur teeth from the lower Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia and the global record of early titanosauriforms
SF Poropat, TG Frauenfelder… - Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, has produced several
partial sauropod skeletons, but cranial remains—including teeth—remain rare. Herein, we …
partial sauropod skeletons, but cranial remains—including teeth—remain rare. Herein, we …