Dinocephalians (Therapsida), some of the earliest amniotes to have evolved large body
size, include the carnivorous Anteosauria and mostly herbivorous Tapinocephalia. Whilst …

T he neuroanatomy of Carcharodontosaurinae theropods (sensu Novas et al., 2013), is
known for only two taxa (and two specimens): Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret & …

Dinocephalian therapsids are renowned for their massive, pachyostotic and ornamented
skulls adapted for head-to-head fighting during intraspecific combat. Synchrotron scanning …

Computed tomography (CT) has become a major tool to elucidate the anatomy of fossil taxa,
including the braincase and inner ear. However, sample size is still limited and studies have …

Detailed description of the skull morphology of Winterswijk pachypleurosaurs expands the
diagnosis of Anarosaurus heterodontus greatly. A. heterodontus is characterized by a broad …

Zupaysaurus rougieri is an early neotheropod from the middle Norian Los Colorados
Formation of northwestern Argentina represented by an almost complete skull and several …

Anteosaurid dinocephalians were the apex terrestrial predators of the latter part of the
Guadalupian (middle Permian) and became extinct at the end of that epoch. The group was …

Anteosaurs (Therapsida: Dinocephalia: Anteosauria) were the dominant terrestrial predators
during the late Middle Permian period and are known from southern Africa, the former …

The origin and evolution of the mammalian brain has long been the focus of scientific
enquiry. Conversely, little research has focused on the palaeoneurology of the stem group of …

The digital reconstruction of neurocranial endocasts has elucidated the gross brain structure
and potential ecological attributes of many fossil taxa, including Irritator, a spinosaurine …