The tyrant lizard king, queen and emperor: Multiple lines of morphological and stratigraphic evidence support subtle evolution and probable speciation within the …
GS Paul, WS Persons, J Van Raalte - Evolutionary Biology, 2022 - Springer
All skeletal specimens of the North American dinosaur Tyrannosaurus and a number of trace
fossils have been attributed to the single species: T. rex. Although an unusual degree of …
fossils have been attributed to the single species: T. rex. Although an unusual degree of …
“Dragons” on the landscape: Modeling the abundance of large carnivorous dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation (USA) and the Upper Cretaceous …
Counts of the number of skeletal specimens of “adult” megaherbivores and large theropods
from the Morrison and Dinosaur Park formations—if not biased by taphonomic artifacts …
from the Morrison and Dinosaur Park formations—if not biased by taphonomic artifacts …
[HTML][HTML] Demographic interpretation of colossal theropod footprints discoveries from Imilchil (Mid-Jurassic, Central High Atlas, Morocco)
Among the footprints found in Imilchil (Central High Atlas, Morocco) are two large ichnites
that we characterize as “colossal” to distinguish them from the “giant” theropod footprints in …
that we characterize as “colossal” to distinguish them from the “giant” theropod footprints in …
[HTML][HTML] Coexistence, energy, and trophic cascade in a three-level food chain integrating body sizes
W Campillay-Llanos, FD Córdova-Lepe… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Predation is a biological interaction that influences demographic patterns by modifying
community structure. In the current ecological crisis, there is a need to better understand the …
community structure. In the current ecological crisis, there is a need to better understand the …
Osteohistological description of ostrich and emu long bones, with comments on markers of growth
N Ong, B Hart‐Farrar, K Tremaine… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ostriches and emus are among the largest extant birds and are frequently used as modern
analogs for the growth dynamics of non‐avian theropod dinosaurs. These ratites quickly …
analogs for the growth dynamics of non‐avian theropod dinosaurs. These ratites quickly …
Developmental plasticity in deep time: a window to population ecological inference
Developmental plasticity, where traits change state in response to environmental cues, is
well studied in modern populations. It is also suspected to play a role in macroevolutionary …
well studied in modern populations. It is also suspected to play a role in macroevolutionary …
A mathematical model to calculate the population of Mammuthus columbi (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Elephantidae) during the Late Pleistocene in the Valsequillo …
FJ Jiménez-Moreno, ED Morales-Tehuitzitl… - Historical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mathematical models are a helpful tool that can help palaeoecology research advance in
similar ways as the ones already used in theoretical ecology. In this article, we use a …
similar ways as the ones already used in theoretical ecology. In this article, we use a …
[PDF][PDF] Why tyrannosaurid forelimbs were so short: An integrative hypothesis
K Padian - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The unusually shortened limbs of giant theropods, including abelisaurids,
carcharodontosaurids, and derived tyrannosauroids such as Tyrannosaurus rex have long …
carcharodontosaurids, and derived tyrannosauroids such as Tyrannosaurus rex have long …
Population sizes of T. rex cannot be precisely estimated
S Meiri - Frontiers of Biogeography, 2022 - escholarship.org
Marshall et al. recently estimated population densities, range sizes, instant and cumulative
total population sizes for Tyrannosaurus rex with narrow ranges of uncertainly. I revisit the …
total population sizes for Tyrannosaurus rex with narrow ranges of uncertainly. I revisit the …
[PDF][PDF] Extreme abundance of ammonoids in mass accumulations from the Late Devonian of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas
M Greif, JH Nebelsick, C Klug - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
The eastern Anti-Atlas is renowned for its highly fossiliferous outcrops of Devonian rocks.
Ammonoids occur in rock-forming numbers at many localities in the Tafilalt and Maïder. This …
Ammonoids occur in rock-forming numbers at many localities in the Tafilalt and Maïder. This …