Exceptional vertebrate biotas from the Triassic of China, and the expansion of marine ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction
The Triassic was a time of turmoil, as life recovered from the most devastating of all mass
extinctions, the Permo-Triassic event 252 million years ago. The Triassic marine rock …
extinctions, the Permo-Triassic event 252 million years ago. The Triassic marine rock …
[PDF][PDF] Morphology of the caudal vertebrae in Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus and a review of the evidence for a tail fin in Plesiosauria
AS Smith - Paludicola, 2013 - academia.edu
The holotype of the large plesiosaurian Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus from the Toarcian
(Lower Jurassic) of England comprises an almost complete skeleton, including the caudal …
(Lower Jurassic) of England comprises an almost complete skeleton, including the caudal …
A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate phylogenetic origins for Cretaceous ichthyosaurs
V Fischer, RM Appleby, D Naish, J Liston… - Biology …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cretaceous ichthyosaurs have typically been considered a small, homogeneous
assemblage sharing a common Late Jurassic ancestor. Their low diversity and disparity …
assemblage sharing a common Late Jurassic ancestor. Their low diversity and disparity …
Soft tissue preservation in a fossil marine lizard with a bilobed tail fin
J Lindgren, HF Kaddumi, MJ Polcyn - Nature Communications, 2013 - nature.com
Mosasaurs are secondarily aquatic squamates that became the dominant marine reptiles in
the Late Cretaceous about 98–66 million years ago. Although early members of the group …
the Late Cretaceous about 98–66 million years ago. Although early members of the group …
A new Triassic primitive ichthyosaur from Yuanan, South China
C Xiaohong, PM Sander, C Long… - Acta Geologica Sinica …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the systematic study of two fossil skeleton specimens collected from the top of the
third member of the marine Lower Triassic Jialingjiang Formation of Yuanan, Hubei …
third member of the marine Lower Triassic Jialingjiang Formation of Yuanan, Hubei …
The first specimen of the Middle Triassic Phalarodon atavus (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from South China, showing postcranial anatomy and peri‐Tethyan …
P halarodon atavus from the G ermanic M uschelkalk B asin was previously represented
only by cranial elements. Here we report a nearly complete and articulated specimen of P …
only by cranial elements. Here we report a nearly complete and articulated specimen of P …
Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada
RS Cuthbertson, AP Russell… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In 1989, TMP 89.127. 3, a basal ichthyopterygian, was collected as a
counterpart slab from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of the Sulphur …
counterpart slab from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of the Sulphur …
[PDF][PDF] A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate
P Godefroit, V Fischer, RM Appleby, D Naish, J Liston… - 2013 - academia.edu
Cretaceous ichthyosaurs have typically been considered a small, homogeneous
assemblage sharing a common Late Jurassic ancestor. Their low diversity and disparity …
assemblage sharing a common Late Jurassic ancestor. Their low diversity and disparity …