Assessing ontogenetic maturity in extinct saurian reptiles

CT Griffin, MR Stocker, C Colleary… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Morphology forms the most fundamental level of data in vertebrate palaeontology because it
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …

Biotic and environmental dynamics through the L ate J urassic–E arly C retaceous transition: evidence for protracted faunal and ecological turnover

JP Tennant, PD Mannion, P Upchurch… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The L ate J urassic to E arly C retaceous interval represents a time of environmental
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …

[HTML][HTML] Geology and paleontology of the upper cretaceous Kem Kem group of eastern Morocco

N Ibrahim, PC Sereno, DJ Varricchio, DM Martill… - ZooKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The geological and paleoenvironmental setting and the vertebrate taxonomy of the
fossiliferous, Cenomanian-age deltaic sediments in eastern Morocco, generally referred to …

Tail-propelled aquatic locomotion in a theropod dinosaur

N Ibrahim, S Maganuco, C Dal Sasso, M Fabbri… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
In recent decades, intensive research on non-avian dinosaurs has strongly suggested that
these animals were restricted to terrestrial environments. Historical proposals that some …

A new theropod dinosaur from the early cretaceous (Barremian) of Cabo Espichel, Portugal: Implications for spinosaurid evolution

O Mateus, D Estraviz-López - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Spinosaurids are some of the most enigmatic Mesozoic theropod dinosaurs due to their
unique adaptations to aquatic environments and their relative scarcity. Their taxonomy has …

The theropod dinosaur Elaphrosaurus bambergi, from the Late Jurassic of Tendaguru, Tanzania

OWM Rauhut, MT Carrano - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Theropod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Gondwana are still poorly known, with
Elaphrosaurus bambergi, from the late Kimmeridgian of Tendaguru, Tanzania, being the …

New spinosaurids from the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, UK) and the European origins of Spinosauridae

CT Barker, DWE Hone, D Naish, A Cau… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Spinosaurids are among the most distinctive and yet poorly-known of large-bodied theropod
dinosaurs, a situation exacerbated by their mostly fragmentary fossil record and competing …

Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur

PC Sereno, N Myhrvold, DM Henderson, FE Fish… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
A predominantly fish-eating diet was envisioned for the sail-backed theropod dinosaur
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus when its elongate jaws with subconical teeth were unearthed a …

Macroevolutionary patterns in the pelvis, stylopodium and zeugopodium of megalosauroid theropod dinosaurs and their importance for locomotor function

MBS Lacerda, JS Bittencourt… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
During the Mesozoic, non-avian theropods represented one of the most successful clades
globally distributed, with a wide diversity of forms. An example is the clade …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the ecology of Spinosaurus: Shoreline generalist or aquatic pursuit specialist?

DWE Hone, TR Holtz Jr - 2021 - palaeo-electronica.org
The giant theropod Spinosaurus was an unusual animal and highly derived in many ways,
and interpretations of its ecology remain controversial. Recent papers have added …