Taxonomic affinities of the putative titanosaurs from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for eusauropod …
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, D Schwarz… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, southeastern Africa, records a
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
[HTML][HTML] The distribution of dental features in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: Taxonomic potential, degree of homoplasy, and major evolutionary trends
Isolated theropod teeth are some of the most common fossils in the dinosaur fossil record
and are continually reported in the literature. Recently developed quantitative methods have …
and are continually reported in the literature. Recently developed quantitative methods have …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological niche modelling does not support climatically-driven dinosaur diversity decline before the Cretaceous/Paleogene mass extinction
In the lead-up to the Cretaceous/Paleogene mass extinction, dinosaur diversity is argued to
have been either in long-term decline, or thriving until their sudden demise. The latest …
have been either in long-term decline, or thriving until their sudden demise. The latest …
A mid-Cretaceous tyrannosauroid and the origin of North American end-Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages
SJ Nesbitt, RK Denton Jr, MA Loewen… - Nature Ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Late Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages of North America—characterized by gigantic
tyrannosaurid predators, and large-bodied herbivorous ceratopsids and hadrosaurids …
tyrannosaurid predators, and large-bodied herbivorous ceratopsids and hadrosaurids …
[HTML][HTML] A new alligatoroid from the Eocene of Vietnam highlights an extinct Asian clade independent from extant Alligator sinensis
During systematic paleontological surveys in the Na Duong Basin in North Vietnam between
2009 and 2012, well-preserved fossilized cranial and postcranial remains belonging to at …
2009 and 2012, well-preserved fossilized cranial and postcranial remains belonging to at …
[HTML][HTML] Diminutive fleet-footed tyrannosauroid narrows the 70-million-year gap in the North American fossil record
To date, eco-evolutionary dynamics in the ascent of tyrannosauroids to top predator roles
have been obscured by a 70-million-year gap in the North American (NA) record. Here we …
have been obscured by a 70-million-year gap in the North American (NA) record. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] Reassessment of a juvenile Daspletosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada with implications for the identification of immature tyrannosaurids
Daspletosaurus is a large tyrannosaurine found in upper Campanian deposits of Alberta
and Montana. Although several large subadult and adult individuals of this taxon are known …
and Montana. Although several large subadult and adult individuals of this taxon are known …
Stratigraphy and vertebrate fauna of the lower shale member of the Aguja Formation (lower Campanian) in West Texas
TM Lehman, SL Wick, AA Brink, TA Shiller II - Cretaceous Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The lower shale member of the Aguja Formation is one of only a few terrestrial stratigraphic
units of early Campanian age in North America. Apart from a prolific microfossil site that …
units of early Campanian age in North America. Apart from a prolific microfossil site that …
The biogeography of Coelurosaurian Theropods and its impact on their evolutionary history
The Coelurosauria are a group of mostly feathered theropods that gave rise to birds, the only
dinosaurs that survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event and are still found today …
dinosaurs that survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event and are still found today …
Late Cretaceous fluvial hydrology and dinosaur behavior in southern Utah, USA: Insights from stable isotopes of biogenic carbonate
Abstract During the Late Cretaceous, North America was flooded by the epieric Western
Interior Seaway. Mountain building events on the western landmass fed sediment to broad …
Interior Seaway. Mountain building events on the western landmass fed sediment to broad …