[HTML][HTML] New giant carnivorous dinosaur reveals convergent evolutionary trends in theropod arm reduction
JI Canale, S Apesteguía, PA Gallina, J Mitchell… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Giant carnivorous dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and abelisaurids are characterized
by highly reduced forelimbs that stand in contrast to their huge dimensions, massive skulls …
by highly reduced forelimbs that stand in contrast to their huge dimensions, massive skulls …
Osteological comparison of casque ontogeny in palaeognathous and neognathous birds: insights for selecting modern analogues in the study of cranial ornaments …
Birds, along with their dinosaurian precursors, possess a variety of bony cranial expansions.
A deep understanding of the phenotypic complexity of these structures would be useful for …
A deep understanding of the phenotypic complexity of these structures would be useful for …
A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution
D Hu, JA Clarke, CM Eliason, R Qiu, Q Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Jurassic Yanliao theropods have offered rare glimpses of the early paravian
evolution and particularly of bird origins, but, with the exception of the bizarre …
evolution and particularly of bird origins, but, with the exception of the bizarre …
[图书][B] The rise of reptiles: 320 million years of evolution
HD Sues - 2019 - books.google.com
The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles. Over 300 million years ago, an early
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
A comprehensive anatomical and phylogenetic evaluation of Dilophosaurus wetherilli (Dinosauria, Theropoda) with descriptions of new specimens from the Kayenta …
Dilophosaurus wetherilli was the largest animal known to have lived on land in North
America during the Early Jurassic. Despite its charismatic presence in pop culture and …
America during the Early Jurassic. Despite its charismatic presence in pop culture and …
Evolutionary pathways toward gigantism in sharks and rays
Through elasmobranch (sharks and rays) evolutionary history, gigantism evolved multiple
times in phylogenetically distant species, some of which are now extinct. Interestingly, the …
times in phylogenetically distant species, some of which are now extinct. Interestingly, the …
Direct evidence of frugivory in the Mesozoic bird Longipteryx contradicts morphological proxies for diet
Diet is one of the most important aspects of an animal's ecology, as it reflects direct
interactions with other organisms and shapes morphology, behavior, and other life history …
interactions with other organisms and shapes morphology, behavior, and other life history …
A survey of casques, frontal humps, and other extravagant bony cranial protuberances in birds
G Mayr - Zoomorphology, 2018 - Springer
The occurrence of casques, frontal humps, and other bony cranial protuberances in birds is
reviewed. Several previously overlooked examples are reported and casques of some rare …
reviewed. Several previously overlooked examples are reported and casques of some rare …
Intraspecific facial bite marks in tyrannosaurids provide insight into sexual maturity and evolution of bird-like intersexual display
Intraspecific aggression, or agonism, is a widespread intrasexual selective behavior
important to understanding animal behavioral ecology and reproductive systems. Such …
important to understanding animal behavioral ecology and reproductive systems. Such …
An Italian dinosaur Lagerstätte reveals the tempo and mode of hadrosauriform body size evolution
During the latest Cretaceous, the European Archipelago was characterized by highly
fragmented landmasses hosting putative dwarfed, insular dinosaurs, claimed as fossil …
fragmented landmasses hosting putative dwarfed, insular dinosaurs, claimed as fossil …