Predation in the marine fossil record: studies, data, recognition, environmental factors, and behavior
AA Klompmaker, PH Kelley, D Chattopadhyay… - Earth-science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The fossil record is the primary source of data used to study predator-prey interactions in
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …
[PDF][PDF] Paleoecological information in predator tooth marks
B Pobiner - Journal of Taphonomy, 2008 - researchgate.net
This paper reviews the evidence for tooth marks made by sharks, crocodiles, dinosaurs,
rodents, and especially mammalian carnivores on modern and fossil bones. The ecological …
rodents, and especially mammalian carnivores on modern and fossil bones. The ecological …
Bite marks attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex: Preliminary description and implications
GM Erickson, KH Olson - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
DISCUSSION Although these specimens do not directly shed light on the predatory or
scavenging habits of T. rex, they do greatly enhance our understanding of its feeding …
scavenging habits of T. rex, they do greatly enhance our understanding of its feeding …
Did the giant extinct shark Carcharocles megalodon target small prey? Bite marks on marine mammal remains from the late Miocene of Peru
We report on bite marks incising fossil mammal bones collected from upper Miocene
deposits of the Pisco Formation exposed at Aguada de Lomas (southern Peru) and …
deposits of the Pisco Formation exposed at Aguada de Lomas (southern Peru) and …
Head-biting behavior in theropod dinosaurs: paleopathological evidence
Cranial material of Sinraptor dongi (Upper Jurassic, Xinjiang, China), Gorgosaurus libratus,
Daspletosaurus torosus (Upper Cretaceous, Alberta, Canada), and other large theropod …
Daspletosaurus torosus (Upper Cretaceous, Alberta, Canada), and other large theropod …
Scavenging by sharks of the genus Squalicorax in the Late Cretaceous of North America
DR Schwimmer, JD Stewart, GD Williams - Palaios, 1997 - JSTOR
Diverse sources and types of evidence indicate that common Cretaceous selachians of the
genus Squalicorax were the preeminent scavengers of vertebrate carcasses during …
genus Squalicorax were the preeminent scavengers of vertebrate carcasses during …
Obtaining new resolutions in carnivore tooth pit morphological analyses: A methodological update for digital taphonomy
LA Courtenay, D Herranz-Rodrigo, R Huguet… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Modern day investigation in fields of archaeology and palaeontology can be greatly
characterised by an exponential growth of integrated new technologies, nevertheless, while …
characterised by an exponential growth of integrated new technologies, nevertheless, while …
The taxonomic and evolutionary history of fossil and modern balaenopteroid mysticetes
TA Deméré, A Berta, MR McGowen - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2005 - Springer
Abstract Balaenopteroids (Balaenopteridae+ Eschrichtiidae) are a diverse lineage of living
mysticetes, with seven to ten species divided between three genera (Megaptera …
mysticetes, with seven to ten species divided between three genera (Megaptera …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative taphonomy, taphofacies, and bonebeds of the Mio-Pliocene Purisima Formation, Central California: strong physical control on marine vertebrate …
RW Boessenecker, FA Perry, JG Schmitt - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Taphonomic study of marine vertebrate remains has traditionally focused on
single skeletons, lagerstätten, or bonebed genesis with few attempts to document …
single skeletons, lagerstätten, or bonebed genesis with few attempts to document …
Post-Paleozoic patterns in marine predation: was there a Mesozoic and Cenozoic marine predatory revolution?
SE Walker, CE Brett - The Paleontological Society Papers, 2002 - cambridge.org
Mesozoic and Cenozoic evolution of predators involved a series of episodes. Predators
rebounded rather rapidly after the Permo-Triassic extinction and by the Middle Triassic a …
rebounded rather rapidly after the Permo-Triassic extinction and by the Middle Triassic a …