A spinosaurid from Thailand (Sao Khua Formation, Early Cretaceous) and a reassessment of Camarillasaurus cirugedae from the Early Cretaceous of Spain

A Samathi, PM Sander, P Chanthasit - Historical Biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We report theropod caudal vertebrae found at Phu Wiang Mountain, Thailand. They
resemble the Portuguese Baryonyx and pertain to the Spinosauridae based on the presence …

[HTML][HTML] Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon …

C Hendrickx, O Mateus, E Buffetaut - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Six quadrate bones, of which two almost certainly come from the Kem Kem beds
(Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous) of south-eastern Morocco, are determined to be from …

Tetrapods from the upper Cretaceous (Turonian–Maastrichtian) Bauru group of Brazil: a reappraisal

CRA Candeiro, AG Martinelli, LS Avilla, TH Rich - Cretaceous Research, 2006 - Elsevier
An updated, annotated list of all tetrapods from the Adamantina, Uberaba and Marília
formations (Bauru Group), which constitute some of the best studied Upper Cretaceous units …

Ecology, systematics and biogeographical relationships of dinosaurs, including a new theropod, from the Santana Formation (? Albian, Early Cretaceous) of Brazil

D Naish, DM Martill, E Frey - Historical Biology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Although rare, dinosaurs are well preserved in calcareous nodules of the Santana
Formation (Early Cretaceous,? Albian) of the Araripe Basin, in northeastern Brazil. So far …

A dome-headed stem archosaur exemplifies convergence among dinosaurs and their distant relatives

MR Stocker, SJ Nesbitt, KE Criswell, WG Parker… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Similarities in body plan evolution, such as wings in pterosaurs, birds, and bats or
limblessness in snakes and amphisbaenians, can be recognized as classical examples of …

DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND VARIATION IN MAJUNGASAURUS CRENATISSIMUS (THEROPODA: ABELISAURIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF …

JB Smith - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the known diversity of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs, their dental anatomy remains
poorly understood. Discoveries of elements preserving in situ dentition of the Late …

Feeding mechanics in spinosaurid theropods and extant crocodilians

AR Cuff, EJ Rayfield - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A number of extant and extinct archosaurs evolved an elongate, narrow rostrum. This
longirostrine condition has been associated with a diet comprising a higher proportion of fish …

Biomechanics of juvenile tyrannosaurid mandibles and their implications for bite force: Evolutionary biology

AJ Rowe, E Snively - The Anatomical Record, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tyrannosaurids are among the most well‐studied dinosaurs described by science, and
analysis of their feeding biomechanics allows for comparison between established …

Heterodonty in Tyrannosaurus rex: implications for the taxonomic and systematic utility of theropod dentitions

JB Smith - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Tyrannosaurus rex possesses a heterodont dentition composed of three classes
(premaxillary, maxillary, and dentary) and several sets. The maxilla contains mesial and …

Sigilmassasaurus is Spinosaurus: a reappraisal of African spinosaurines

RSH Smyth, N Ibrahim, DM Martill - Cretaceous Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Remains of enigmatic spinosaurs from mid-Cretaceous North African strata have, for over a
century, been the subject of taxonomic deliberations. The gigantic Spinosaurus aegyptiacus …