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 …
Ecophysiological steps of marine adaptation in extant and extinct non‐avian tetrapods
R Motani, GJ Vermeij - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Marine reptiles and mammals are phylogenetically so distant from each other that their
marine adaptations are rarely compared directly. We reviewed ecophysiological features in …
marine adaptations are rarely compared directly. We reviewed ecophysiological features in …
The locomotion of extinct secondarily aquatic tetrapods
S Gutarra, IA Rahman - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The colonisation of freshwater and marine ecosystems by land vertebrates has repeatedly
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
Mesozoic marine reptile palaeobiogeography in response to drifting plates
During the Mesozoic, various groups of reptiles underwent a spectacular return to an aquatic
life, colonizing most marine environments. They were highly diversified both systematically …
life, colonizing most marine environments. They were highly diversified both systematically …
An armoured marine reptile from the Early Triassic of South China and its phylogenetic and evolutionary implications
Sauropterygia was a taxonomically and ecomorphologically diverse clade of Mesozoic
marine reptiles spanning the Early Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Sauropterygians are …
marine reptiles spanning the Early Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Sauropterygians are …
[HTML][HTML] A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction
Contrary to the fast radiation of most metazoans after the end-Permian mass extinction, it is
believed that early marine reptiles evolved slowly during the same time interval. However …
believed that early marine reptiles evolved slowly during the same time interval. However …
Emergence and ecological transition of the Mesozoic marine reptiles: Evidence from the Early Triassic Chaohu and the Middle Triassic Xingyi Faunas
Two major evolutionary events in the early history of Mesozoic marine reptiles have been
recorded in the Triassic of China. The first event evidenced by the Early Triassic Chaohu …
recorded in the Triassic of China. The first event evidenced by the Early Triassic Chaohu …
The Early Triassic eosauropterygian Majiashanosaurus discocoracoidis, gen. et sp. nov. (Reptilia, Sauropterygia), from Chaohu, Anhui Province, People's Republic of …
Records of Early Triassic marine reptiles, when they first emerged after the end Permian
mass extinction, are rare. During an excavation at Majiashan, Chaohu, Anhui Province, a …
mass extinction, are rare. During an excavation at Majiashan, Chaohu, Anhui Province, a …
[HTML][HTML] Chinlechelys from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA, and the origin of turtles
AJ Lichtig, SG Lucas - 2021 - palaeo-electronica.org
Chinlechelys tenertesta is a turtle from the Upper Triassic Bull Canyon Formation of the
Chinle Group of eastern New Mexico, USA, which has largely been ignored in recent studies …
Chinle Group of eastern New Mexico, USA, which has largely been ignored in recent studies …
[HTML][HTML] A new, exceptionally preserved juvenile specimen of Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi (Diapsida) and implications for Mesozoic marine diapsid phylogeny
Recently it was suggested that the phylogenetic clustering of Mesozoic marine reptile
lineages, such as thalattosaurs, the very successful fish-shaped ichthyosaurs and …
lineages, such as thalattosaurs, the very successful fish-shaped ichthyosaurs and …