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 …

We present novel findings on sauropod bone histology that cast doubt on general
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the
trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit …

The independent evolution of gigantism among dinosaurs has been a topic of long-standing
interest, but it remains unclear if gigantic theropods, the largest bipeds in the fossil record, all …

Fossil bone microanalyses reveal the ontogenetic histories of extinct tetrapods, but
incomplete fossil records often result in small sample sets lacking statistical strength. In …

Crocodilians grow slowly and have low metabolic rates similar to other living reptiles, but
palaeohistology indicates that they evolved from an ancestor with higher growth rates. 1, 2 …

The perception that crocodilians exhibit indeterminate growth is common in the general
reptilian literature. However, this assumption is frequently based on observations of …

Despite nearly two centuries of investigation, a comprehensive understanding of dinosaur
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …

Osteohistological data are commonly used to study the life history of extant and extinct
tetrapods. While recent advances have permitted detailed reconstructions of growth …

The sutures of the skulls of vertebrates are generally open early in life and slowly close as
maturity is attained. The assumption that all vertebrates follow this pattern of progressive …