The rise of macropredatory pliosaurids near the Early-Middle Jurassic transition
The emergence of gigantic pliosaurid plesiosaurs reshaped the trophic structure of
Mesozoic marine ecosystems, and established an~ 80 million-year (Ma) dynasty of …
Mesozoic marine ecosystems, and established an~ 80 million-year (Ma) dynasty of …
Plesiosaurs from the fluvial Kem Kem Group (mid-Cretaceous) of eastern Morocco and a review of non-marine plesiosaurs
Plesiosaurs were a long-lived and widespread group of marine reptiles, with a worldwide
distribution and a temporal range from the Late Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Most occur …
distribution and a temporal range from the Late Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Most occur …
Estimating the evolutionary rates in mosasauroids and plesiosaurs: discussion of niche occupation in Late Cretaceous seas
Observations of temporal overlap of niche occupation among Late Cretaceous marine
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
The macroevolutionary landscape of short-necked plesiosaurians
Throughout their evolution, tetrapods have repeatedly colonised a series of ecological
niches in marine ecosystems, producing textbook examples of convergent evolution …
niches in marine ecosystems, producing textbook examples of convergent evolution …
A new elasmosaurid plesiosaurian from the Early Cretaceous of Russia marks an early attempt at neck elongation
Plesiosaurian marine reptiles evolved a wide range of body shapes during the Jurassic and
Cretaceous, including long-necked forms. Many Late Cretaceous members of the clade …
Cretaceous, including long-necked forms. Many Late Cretaceous members of the clade …
Convergent evolution and possible constraint in the posterodorsal retraction of the external nares in pelagic crocodylomorphs
Amongst Mesozoic marine reptiles, metriorhynchid crocodylomorphs were unique in
evolving into pelagically adapted forms with little-to-no posterodorsal retraction of the …
evolving into pelagically adapted forms with little-to-no posterodorsal retraction of the …
A new specimen of Stenorhynchosaurus munozi Páramo-Fonseca et al., 2016 (Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae), from the Barremian of Colombia: new morphological …
ME Páramo-Fonseca… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A new specimen of Stenorhynchosaurus munozi Páramo-Fonseca et al., 2016
(Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae), found at Sáchica (Boyacá, Colombia) in upper Barremian beds …
(Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae), found at Sáchica (Boyacá, Colombia) in upper Barremian beds …
A 'long-forgotten'plesiosaur provides evidence of large-bodied rhomaleosaurids in the Middle Jurassic of Germany
Described in 1858, Trematospondylus macrocephalus is one of the earliest established
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …
plesiosaur taxa. However, despite being historically significant, the taxon disappeared from …
[HTML][HTML] Stelladens mysteriosus: A Strange New Mosasaurid (Squamata) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco
Mosasaurids, a clade of specialized marine squamates, saw a major adaptive radiation in
the Late Cretaceous, evolving a wide range of body sizes, shapes, and specialized tooth …
the Late Cretaceous, evolving a wide range of body sizes, shapes, and specialized tooth …
Anatomy and relationships of the bizarre Early Cretaceous pliosaurid Luskhan itilensis
Pliosaurid plesiosaurians are iconic marine reptiles that regulated marine trophic chains
from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous. However, their evolution during the …
from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous. However, their evolution during the …