Splendid and seldom isolated: the paleobiogeography of Patagonia
The idea that South America was an island continent over most of the Cenozoic, during
which its unusual mammalian faunas evolved in isolation, is outstandingly influential in …
which its unusual mammalian faunas evolved in isolation, is outstandingly influential in …
An evolutionary cascade model for sauropod dinosaur gigantism-overview, update and tests
PM Sander - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Sauropod dinosaurs are a group of herbivorous dinosaurs which exceeded all other
terrestrial vertebrates in mean and maximal body size. Sauropod dinosaurs were also the …
terrestrial vertebrates in mean and maximal body size. Sauropod dinosaurs were also the …
Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, RN Barnes… - Zoological Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Titanosauriforms represent a diverse and globally distributed clade of neosauropod
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
The early evolution of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs
MD D'EMIC - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Titanosauriformes was a globally distributed, long-lived clade of dinosaurs that contains
both the largest and smallest known sauropods. These common and diverse …
both the largest and smallest known sauropods. These common and diverse …
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 …
High-precision U–Pb geochronology and a new chronostratigraphy for the Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Chubut, central Patagonia: Implications for terrestrial faunal and …
The fluvial, lacustrine and tuffaceous sedimentary succession of the Cañadón Asfalto
continental basin exposed in the Argentinean Chubut Province of central Patagonia …
continental basin exposed in the Argentinean Chubut Province of central Patagonia …
A new global palaeobiogeographical model for the late Mesozoic and early Tertiary
MD Ezcurra, FL Agnolín - Systematic Biology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Late Mesozoic palaeobiogeography has been characterized by a distinction between the
northern territories of Laurasia and the southern landmasses of Gondwana. The repeated …
northern territories of Laurasia and the southern landmasses of Gondwana. The repeated …
Postcranial axial skeleton of Europasaurus holgeri (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Germany: implications for sauropod ontogeny and …
JL Carballido, PM Sander - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Neosauropods are well represented in the Late Jurassic fossil record, both in Laurasia and
Gondwana. Among Macronaria, Europasaurus represents one of the most basal forms of …
Gondwana. Among Macronaria, Europasaurus represents one of the most basal forms of …
A new Middle Jurassic diplodocoid suggests an earlier dispersal and diversification of sauropod dinosaurs
The fragmentation of the supercontinent Pangaea has been suggested to have had a
profound impact on Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate distributions. One current paradigm is …
profound impact on Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate distributions. One current paradigm is …
Osteology of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Mendozasaurus neguyelap: implications for basal titanosaur relationships
BJ Gonzalez Riga, PD Mannion… - Zoological Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Mendozasaurus neguyelap is represented by several
partial skeletons from a single locality within the Coniacian (lower Upper Cretaceous) Sierra …
partial skeletons from a single locality within the Coniacian (lower Upper Cretaceous) Sierra …