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 …

The fossil record is the primary source of data used to study predator-prey interactions in
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …

Of the 356 species of turtles worldwide, approximately 61% are threatened or already
extinct. Turtles are among the most threatened of the major groups of vertebrates, in general …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Despite their profound adaptations to the aquatic realm and their apparent success
throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, ichthyosaurs became extinct roughly 30 million …

There is a long tradition of indirectly inferring feeding in fossil and Recent vertebrates from
the functional morphology of bones and teeth. However, some trace fossils provide direct …

Reptiles have repeatedly invaded marine environments despite their physiological
constraints as air breathers. Marine reptiles were especially successful in the Mesozoic as …

▪ Abstract Ichthyosaurs were a group of Mesozoic marine reptiles that evolved fish-shaped
body outlines. They are unique in several anatomical characters, including the possession …

Poropat, SF, Martin, SK, Tosolini, A.-MP, Wagstaff, BE, Bean, LB, Kear, BP, Vickers-Rich, P.
& Rich, TH, May 2018. Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia—an …

Buckland introduced the term coprolite for fossil excrement. During the last 50 years, an
increasing number of workers have discussed the terminology of coprolites and associated …