A giant tyrannosaur from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of southern North America and the evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism

SG Dalman, MA Loewen, RA Pyron, SE Jasinski… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tyrannosaurid dinosaurs dominated as predators in the Late Cretaceous of Laurasia,
culminating in the evolution of the giant Tyrannosaurus rex, both the last and largest …

Reassessment of the enigmatic Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaur, Bagaraatan ostromi

J Słowiak, SL Brusatte… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Late Cretaceous Bagaraatan ostromi, described by Osmólska in 1996, is one of
the most enigmatic theropod dinosaurs. The holotype possesses a peculiar combination of …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic status of Nanotyrannus lancensis (Dinosauria: Tyrannosauroidea)—a distinct taxon of small-bodied tyrannosaur

NR Longrich, ET Saitta - Fossil Studies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tyrannosaurs are among the most intensively studied and best-known dinosaurs. Despite
this, their relationships and systematics are highly controversial. An ongoing debate …

Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov.(Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and …

MA Loewen, JJW Sertich, S Sampson, JK O'Connor… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Abstract The Late Cretaceous of western North America supported diverse dinosaur
assemblages, though understanding patterns of dinosaur diversity, evolution, and extinction …

Dinosaur biostratigraphy of the non-marine Cretaceous of Utah

JI Kirkland, JJW Sertich, AL Titus - Geological Society, London …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Over the past 30 years, exploration of the terrestrial Mesozoic section in Utah has resulted in
a more than five-fold increase in the known species of dinosaurs. A highly resolved temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Reanalysis of a dataset refutes claims of anagenesis within Tyrannosaurus-line tyrannosaurines (Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae)

CR Scherer, C Voiculescu-Holvad - Cretaceous Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The recently described tyrannosaurine (Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae) species
Daspletosaurus wilsoni was suggested to show evidence for anagenesis within the genus …

[HTML][HTML] Anagenesis and the tyrant pedigree: a response to “Re-analysis of a dataset refutes claims of anagenesis within Tyrannosaurus-line tyrannosaurines …

EA Warshaw, DB Guevara, DW Fowler - Cretaceous Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Taxonomic diversity in the derived tyrannosaurine Daspletosaurus has been hypothesized
to represent a variety of evolutionary patterns by different authors. The recent description of …

[PDF][PDF] Supplementary Online Material 4

CAU Andrea - paleoitalia.it
This is the list of the 1944 character statements included in both implicit semaphoront
conding test (Fig. 3 and SOM 1) and OSP coded phylogenetic analysis (Fig. 4, SOM 2 and …