Thalattosauria in time and space: A review of thalattosaur spatiotemporal occurrences, presumed evolutionary relationships and current ecological hypotheses
D Bastiaans - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2024 - Springer
In the wake of the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, the End-Permian Mass
Extinction, the Triassic was a time of recovery and innovation. Aided by warm climatic …
Extinction, the Triassic was a time of recovery and innovation. Aided by warm climatic …
Multiphase progenetic development shaped the brain of flying archosaurs
V Beyrand, DFAE Voeten, S Bureš, V Fernandez… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
The growing availability of virtual cranial endocasts of extinct and extant vertebrates has
fueled the quest for endocranial characters that discriminate between phylogenetic groups …
fueled the quest for endocranial characters that discriminate between phylogenetic groups …
The cranial morphology of Tanystropheus hydroides (Tanystropheidae, Archosauromorpha) as revealed by synchrotron microtomography
The postcranial morphology of the extremely long-necked Tanystropheus hydroides is well-
known, but observations of skull morphology were previously limited due to compression of …
known, but observations of skull morphology were previously limited due to compression of …
The cranial anatomy and relationships of Cardiocorax mukulu (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from Bentiaba, Angola
We report a new specimen of the plesiosaur Cardiocorax mukulu that includes the most
complete plesiosaur skull from sub-Saharan Africa. The well-preserved three-dimensional …
complete plesiosaur skull from sub-Saharan Africa. The well-preserved three-dimensional …
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 parasitic coevolution since the Miocene revealed by phase-contrast synchrotron X-ray microtomography and the study of natural history collections
The discovery of a new fossil species of the Caribbeo-Mexican genus Proptomaphaginus
(Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Dominican amber, associated with a new fossil …
(Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Dominican amber, associated with a new fossil …
Ontogenetic variation in the cranium of Mixosaurus cornalianus, with implications for the evolution of ichthyosaurian cranial development
Relatively complete ontogenetic series are comparatively rare in the vertebrate fossil record.
This can create biases in our understanding of morphology and evolution, since immaturity …
This can create biases in our understanding of morphology and evolution, since immaturity …
Cranial anatomy of the Triassic rhynchosaur Mesosuchus browni based on computed tomography, with a discussion of the vomeronasal system and its deep history …
The stem lineage of Archosauria is populated by a diverse fossil record that remains notably
understudied relative to the crown clade. Prominent among these specimens is a beautifully …
understudied relative to the crown clade. Prominent among these specimens is a beautifully …
Sauropterygian remains from the Middle Triassic of Villány, Hungary—new information on the aquatic reptile fauna of Tisza Megaunit (Triassic southern Eurasian shelf …
Sauropterygia was a diverse clade of secondary aquatic reptiles, which represented one of
the most important vertebrate groups in the shallow marine communities during the Triassic …
the most important vertebrate groups in the shallow marine communities during the Triassic …
Endocranial anatomy of plesiosaurians (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Goulmima (southern Morocco)
Despite recent advances in noninvasive imaging, Plesiosauria remains one of the least
explored clades of reptiles with respect to paleoneuroanatomy. Only partial endocasts …
explored clades of reptiles with respect to paleoneuroanatomy. Only partial endocasts …