The evolution of dinosaurs
PC Sereno - Science, 1999 - science.org
The ascendancy of dinosaurs on land near the close of the Triassic now appears to have
been as accidental and opportunistic as their demise and replacement by therian mammals …
been as accidental and opportunistic as their demise and replacement by therian mammals …
[HTML][HTML] Late Permian (Lopingian) terrestrial ecosystems: a global comparison with new data from the low-latitude Bletterbach Biota
The late Palaeozoic is a pivotal period for the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
Generalised warming and aridification trends resulted in profound floral and faunal turnover …
Generalised warming and aridification trends resulted in profound floral and faunal turnover …
Sauropod dinosaur phylogeny: critique and cladistic analysis
JA Wilson - zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Sauropoda is among the most diverse and widespread dinosaurlineages, having attained a
near‐global distribution by the MiddleJurassic that was built on throughout the Cretaceous …
near‐global distribution by the MiddleJurassic that was built on throughout the Cretaceous …
A new giant titanosaur sheds light on body mass evolution among sauropod dinosaurs
Titanosauria was the most diverse and successful lineage of sauropod dinosaurs. This clade
had its major radiation during the middle Early Cretaceous and survived up to the end of that …
had its major radiation during the middle Early Cretaceous and survived up to the end of that …
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 …
A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)
Diplodocidae are among the best known sauropod dinosaurs. Several species were
described in the late 1800s or early 1900s from the Morrison Formation of North America …
described in the late 1800s or early 1900s from the Morrison Formation of North America …
The early evolution of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs
MD D'EMIC - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Titanosauriformes was a globally distributed, long-lived clade of dinosaurs that contains
both the largest and smallest known sauropods. These common and diverse …
both the largest and smallest known sauropods. These common and diverse …
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 …
A revision of Titanosaurus Lydekker (dinosauria ‐ sauropoda), the first dinosaur genus with a 'Gondwanan' distribution
JA Wilson, P Upchurch - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Titanosaurs represent approximately one‐third of sauropod diversity and were
geographically widespread throughout the Cretaceous, especially on southern continents …
geographically widespread throughout the Cretaceous, especially on southern continents …
New Australian sauropods shed light on Cretaceous dinosaur palaeobiogeography
Australian dinosaurs have played a rare but controversial role in the debate surrounding the
effect of Gondwanan break-up on Cretaceous dinosaur distribution. Major spatiotemporal …
effect of Gondwanan break-up on Cretaceous dinosaur distribution. Major spatiotemporal …