Brontotheres, rhinoceros-like creatures, experienced a significant size change over 22
million years. Within 16 million years, these mammals, initially no bigger than cats or …

Meat-eating theropod dinosaurs have been recognized as potential ancestors of birds since
the 19th century, but it was not until the 1960s that work on Deinonychus revealed the …

Diplacodon gigan is a new species of uintan brontothere recognized from an exquisitely
preserved skull from the Wiggins Formation, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Close affinity to …

Feathers are the most complex integumentary structures in the animal world. They come in a
variety of forms, the most familiar of which are remiges (flight feathers). Flight feathers are …

The origins of Ornithodira (the last common ancestor of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and their
descendants) are yet to be resolved, and have the potential to inform on the diversification of …

J. Currie, Eva B. Koppelhus, Martin A. Shugar, and Joanna L. Wright, Eds. 2004. Indiana
University Press, Bloomington. xiii+ 361 pp. ISBN 0-253-34373-9. Cloth, $49.95.—The …

As the largest land mammal that ever lived on the earth, giant rhinos have received much
attention from researchers around the world. Here, we use linear models based on limb …

Evolution: A Rapid Flight towards Birds: Current Biology Skip to Main Content Advertisement
Current Biology This journal offers authors two options (open access or subscription) to publish …

Background Archaeopteryx is the oldest and most primitive known bird (Avialae). It is
believed that the growth and energetic physiology of basalmost birds such as Archaeopteryx …

A book for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, Rhinoceros
Giants: The Paleobiology of the Indricotheres, introduces a prime candidate for the largest …