Assessing ontogenetic maturity in extinct saurian reptiles
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 …
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …
Dinosaurian growth rates and bird origins
Dinosaurs, like other tetrapods, grew more quickly just after hatching than later in life.
However, they did not grow like most other non-avian reptiles, which grow slowly and …
However, they did not grow like most other non-avian reptiles, which grow slowly and …
Gigantism and comparative life-history parameters of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs
How evolutionary changes in body size are brought about by variance in developmental
timing and/or growth rates (also known as heterochrony) is a topic of considerable interest in …
timing and/or growth rates (also known as heterochrony) is a topic of considerable interest in …
Compensatory growth in oceanic loggerhead sea turtles: response to a stochastic environment
KA Bjorndal, AB Bolten, T Dellinger, C Delgado… - Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Compensatory growth (CG, accelerated growth that may occur when an organism that has
grown at a reduced rate as a result of suboptimal environmental conditions is exposed to …
grown at a reduced rate as a result of suboptimal environmental conditions is exposed to …
Growth in small dinosaurs and pterosaurs: the evolution of archosaurian growth strategies
Histological evidence of the bones of pterosaurs and dinosaurs indicates that the typically
large forms of these groups grew at rates more comparable to those of birds and mammals …
large forms of these groups grew at rates more comparable to those of birds and mammals …
Skeletochronological assessment of demographic life-history traits in amphibians
U Sinsch - The Herpetological Journal, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
A long-standing challenge for amphibian population ecologists is the reliable estimation of
age in individuals without known recapture history. The development and widespread …
age in individuals without known recapture history. The development and widespread …
The origin and early evolution of Sauria: reassessing the Permian saurian fossil record and the timing of the crocodile-lizard divergence
Sauria is the crown-group of Diapsida and is subdivided into Lepidosauromorpha and
Archosauromorpha, comprising a high percentage of the diversity of living and fossil …
Archosauromorpha, comprising a high percentage of the diversity of living and fossil …
Osteohistological evidence for determinate growth in the American alligator
An external fundamental system (EFS) is a form of bone microstructure present in the
outermost cortex of long bones in animals that have attained skeletal maturity. It indicates an …
outermost cortex of long bones in animals that have attained skeletal maturity. It indicates an …
On the bone histology of some Triassic pseudosuchian archosaurs and related taxa
The long bone histology of some major groups of extinct Triassic crocodile relatives
(phytosaurs, aetosaurs, poposaurs) is generally similar to that of living and fossil …
(phytosaurs, aetosaurs, poposaurs) is generally similar to that of living and fossil …
[HTML][HTML] Quantification of intraskeletal histovariability in Alligator mississippiensis and implications for vertebrate osteohistology
Bone microanalyses of extant vertebrates provide a necessary framework from which to form
hypotheses regarding the growth and skeletochronology of extinct taxa. Here, we describe …
hypotheses regarding the growth and skeletochronology of extinct taxa. Here, we describe …