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 …
Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: the evolution of gigantism
The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
Taxonomic affinities of the putative titanosaurs from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for eusauropod …
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, D Schwarz… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, southeastern Africa, records a
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
[HTML][HTML] The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of vertebral pneumaticity
The origin of the air sac system present in birds has been an enigma for decades. Skeletal
pneumaticity related to an air sac system is present in both derived non-avian dinosaurs and …
pneumaticity related to an air sac system is present in both derived non-avian dinosaurs and …
Small body size and extreme cortical bone remodeling indicate phyletic dwarfism in Magyarosaurus dacus (Sauropoda: Titanosauria)
Sauropods were the largest terrestrial tetrapods (> 105 kg) in Earth's history and grew at
rates that rival those of extant mammals. Magyarosaurus dacus, a titanosaurian sauropod …
rates that rival those of extant mammals. Magyarosaurus dacus, a titanosaurian sauropod …
Rethinking the nature of fibrolamellar bone: an integrative biological revision of sauropod plexiform bone formation
K Stein, E Prondvai - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present novel findings on sauropod bone histology that cast doubt on general
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
Maiasaura, a model organism for extinct vertebrate population biology: a large sample statistical assessment of growth dynamics and survivorship
Fossil bone microanalyses reveal the ontogenetic histories of extinct tetrapods, but
incomplete fossil records often result in small sample sets lacking statistical strength. In …
incomplete fossil records often result in small sample sets lacking statistical strength. In …
On dinosaur growth
GM Erickson - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Despite nearly two centuries of investigation, a comprehensive understanding of dinosaur
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
[HTML][HTML] Novel insight into the origin of the growth dynamics of sauropod dinosaurs
Sauropod dinosaurs include the largest terrestrial animals and are considered to have
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …
A new nanoid titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil
Los saurópodos titanosaurios son conocidos por mostrar una notable disparidad de tamaño
corporal, con algunos taxones famosos por acercarse al cenit del tamaño corporal de un …
corporal, con algunos taxones famosos por acercarse al cenit del tamaño corporal de un …