The origin and diversification of birds
Birds are one of the most recognizable and diverse groups of modern vertebrates. Over the
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
An integrative approach to understanding bird origins
Background The origin of birds is one of the most enduring and dramatic evolutionary
debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod …
debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod …
A universal scaling relationship between body mass and proximal limb bone dimensions in quadrupedal terrestrial tetrapods
NE Campione, DC Evans - BMC biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Body size is intimately related to the physiology and ecology of an organism.
Therefore, accurate and consistent body mass estimates are essential for inferring …
Therefore, accurate and consistent body mass estimates are essential for inferring …
Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms
PD Mannion, P Upchurch, RN Barnes… - Zoological Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Titanosauriforms represent a diverse and globally distributed clade of neosauropod
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
Subaqueous foraging among carnivorous dinosaurs
Secondary aquatic adaptations evolved independently more than 30 times from terrestrial
vertebrate ancestors,. For decades, non-avian dinosaurs were believed to be an exception …
vertebrate ancestors,. For decades, non-avian dinosaurs were believed to be an exception …
Cope's rule and the adaptive landscape of dinosaur body size evolution
The largest known dinosaurs weighed at least 20 million times as much as the smallest,
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
indicating exceptional phenotypic divergence. Previous studies have focused on extreme …
Body mass estimation in non‐avian bipeds using a theoretical conversion to quadruped stylopodial proportions
Body mass is strongly related to both physiological and ecological properties of living
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
A phenology of the evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals
BG Lovegrove - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent palaeontological data and novel physiological hypotheses now allow a timescaled
reconstruction of the evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals. A three‐phase iterative …
reconstruction of the evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals. A three‐phase iterative …
The accuracy and precision of body mass estimation in non‐avian dinosaurs
NE Campione, DC Evans - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inferring the body mass of fossil taxa, such as non‐avian dinosaurs, provides a powerful tool
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
A large megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from upper cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
AM Aranciaga Rolando, MJ Motta, FL Agnolín… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Megaraptora is a theropod clade known from former Gondwana landmasses and Asia. Most
members of the clade are known from the Early to Late Cretaceous (Barremian–Santonian) …
members of the clade are known from the Early to Late Cretaceous (Barremian–Santonian) …