Assessing ontogenetic maturity in extinct saurian reptiles

CT Griffin, MR Stocker, C Colleary… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Morphology forms the most fundamental level of data in vertebrate palaeontology because it
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …

Late Paleozoic–early Mesozoic continental biostratigraphy—links to the standard global chronostratigraphic scale

JW Schneider, SG Lucas, F Scholze, S Voigt… - Palaeoworld, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonmarine biostratigraphic/biochronologic schemes have been created for all or parts of the
late Carboniferous–Middle Triassic using palynomorphs, megafossil plants, conchostracans …

Taxonomic, palaeobiological and evolutionary implications of a phylogenetic hypothesis for Ornithischia (Archosauria: Dinosauria)

DB Norman, MG Baron, MS Garcia… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The origin and evolutionary relationships of ornithischian dinosaurs are topics that have
undergone a series of substantial revisions. At present there are several competing …

A new silesaurid from Carnian beds of Brazil fills a gap in the radiation of avian line archosaurs

RT Müller, MS Garcia - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Comprising the oldest unequivocal dinosauromorphs in the fossil record, silesaurs play an
important role in the Triassic radiation of dinosaurs. These reptiles provide the main source …

A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis on early ornithischian evolution

AO Fonseca, IJ Reid, A Venner… - Journal of Systematic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Resolving the evolutionary relationships of early diverging ('basal') ornithischian dinosaurs
is a challenging topic in palaeontology, with multiple competing hypotheses on the …

The paleoclimatic context for South American Triassic vertebrate evolution

AC Mancuso, BLD Horn, CA Benavente… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Triassic Period was the setting for the origin and early diversification of
Mesozoic ecosystems after the end-Permian mass extinction. The study of the Triassic is …

The Fremouw Formation of Antarctica: Updated vertebrate fossil record and reevaluation of high-latitude Permian–Triassic paleoenvironments

CA Sidor, JA McIntosh, BM Gee, WR Hammer… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Permian–Triassic rocks of the Transantarctic Basin provide an unparalleled record of high
latitude paleoenvironments and terrestrial vertebrate faunas. Here we summarize the …

Non-dinosaurian dinosauromorpha

MC Langer, SJ Nesbitt, JS Bittencourt… - Geological Society …, 2013 - lyellcollection.org
Ichnological evidence suggests that dinosauromorphs originated by the Early Triassic, and
skeletal remains of non-dinosaur representatives of the clade occur from the Anisian to the …

Biostratigraphy of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone (Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), South Africa

PJ Hancox, J Neveling, BS Rubidge - South African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.co.za
Abstract The Cynognathus Assemblage Zone is the youngest tetrapod biozone of the
Beaufort Group (Tarkastad Subgroup, Karoo Supergroup). It is situated between the …

The Late Triassic dinosauromorph Sacisaurus agudoensis (Caturrita Formation; Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil): anatomy and affinities

MC Langer, J Ferigolo - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2013 - lyellcollection.org
Silesauridae is an exclusively Triassic group of dinosauromorphs, knowledge on the
diversity of which has increased dramatically in the last few years. Silesaurid relationships …