Physical drivers of mosasaur evolution
Mosasaurs are marine squamates with a 32.5 million-year history from their appearance at
98 Ma to their extinction at the K–Pg boundary (65.5 Ma). Using a database of 43 generic …
98 Ma to their extinction at the K–Pg boundary (65.5 Ma). Using a database of 43 generic …
Mid-Cenomanian vertebrate faunas of the Western Interior Seaway of North America and their evolutionary, paleobiogeographical, and paleoecological implications
SL Cumbaa, K Shimada, TD Cook - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Western Interior Seaway (WIS) was an epicontinental sea that extended north–south
through the middle of North America during the last half of the Cretaceous, linking the Tethys …
through the middle of North America during the last half of the Cretaceous, linking the Tethys …
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 …
Microanatomical and histological features in the long bones of mosasaurine mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata)–implications for aquatic adaptation and growth rates
Background During their evolution in the Late Cretaceous, mosasauroids attained a
worldwide distribution, accompanied by a marked increase in body size and open ocean …
worldwide distribution, accompanied by a marked increase in body size and open ocean …
[HTML][HTML] A new lower Turonian mosasaurid from the Western Interior Seaway and the antiquity of the unique basicranial circulation pattern in Plioplatecarpinae
We describe and name a new mosasaur taxon, Sarabosaurus dahli gen. et sp. nov., from the
lower Turonian part of the Tropic Shale in Utah, USA. The holotype specimen preserves …
lower Turonian part of the Tropic Shale in Utah, USA. The holotype specimen preserves …
Landlubbers to leviathans: evolution of swimming in mosasaurine mosasaurs
J Lindgren, MJ Polcyn, BA Young - Paleobiology, 2011 - cambridge.org
Incremental stages of major evolutionary transitions within a single animal lineage are rarely
observed in the fossil record. However, the extraordinarily complete sequence of well …
observed in the fossil record. However, the extraordinarily complete sequence of well …
A new species of Yaguarasaurus (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) from the Agua Nueva Formation (Upper Turonian–? Lower Coniacian) of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
HE Rivera-Sylva, NR Longrich… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Mosasauridae underwent a major radiation early in the Late Cretaceous, with the
subfamilies Plioplatecarpini and Tylosaurini appearing in the Turonian. Here we report an …
subfamilies Plioplatecarpini and Tylosaurini appearing in the Turonian. Here we report an …
[HTML][HTML] Late Cretaceous marine reptiles from Malyy Prolom in Ryazan Oblast, Central Russia
SV Solonin, AV Vodorezov, BP Kear - Cretaceous Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Cenomanian–Turonian transition (∼ 94 Ma), what is today Central
Russia formed part of the northern epicontinental margin of the Tethys Ocean. Diverse …
Russia formed part of the northern epicontinental margin of the Tethys Ocean. Diverse …
The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola
New mosasaur fossils from Maastrichtian beds at Bentiaba, Angola, representing elements
of the skull and postcranial axial skeleton from two individuals of the durophagous genus …
of the skull and postcranial axial skeleton from two individuals of the durophagous genus …
Fossil marine vertebrates from the Codell Sandstone Member (middle Turonian) of the Upper Cretaceous Carlile Shale in Jewell County, Kansas, USA
KN Bice, K Shimada - Cretaceous Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Reported here is the first collective description of a marine vertebrate assemblage from the
Codell Sandstone Member (middle Turonian) of the Upper Cretaceous Carlile Shale in …
Codell Sandstone Member (middle Turonian) of the Upper Cretaceous Carlile Shale in …