The locomotion of extinct secondarily aquatic tetrapods
S Gutarra, IA Rahman - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The colonisation of freshwater and marine ecosystems by land vertebrates has repeatedly
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
A forgotten element of the blue economy: marine biomimetics and inspiration from the deep sea
The morphology, physiology, and behavior of marine organisms have been a valuable
source of inspiration for solving conceptual and design problems. Here, we introduce this …
source of inspiration for solving conceptual and design problems. Here, we introduce this …
[图书][B] The rise of reptiles: 320 million years of evolution
HD Sues - 2019 - books.google.com
The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles. Over 300 million years ago, an early
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body plan
Secondary marine adaptation is a major pattern in amniote evolution, accompanied by
specific bone histological adaptations. In the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction …
specific bone histological adaptations. In the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the sauropterygian labyrinth with increasingly pelagic lifestyles
Sauropterygia, a successful clade of marine reptiles abundant in aquatic ecosystems of the
Mesozoic, inhabited nearshore to pelagic habitats over> 180 million years of evolutionary …
Mesozoic, inhabited nearshore to pelagic habitats over> 180 million years of evolutionary …
The four-flipper swimming method of plesiosaurs enabled efficient and effective locomotion
The extinct ocean-going plesiosaurs were unique within vertebrates because they used two
flipper pairs identical in morphology for propulsion. Although fossils of these Mesozoic …
flipper pairs identical in morphology for propulsion. Although fossils of these Mesozoic …
Fast aquatic swimmer optimization with differentiable projective dynamics and neural network hydrodynamic models
Aquatic locomotion is a classic fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problem of interest to
biologists and engineers. Solving the fully coupled FSI equations for incompressible Navier …
biologists and engineers. Solving the fully coupled FSI equations for incompressible Navier …
[HTML][HTML] Estimating the evolutionary rates in mosasauroids and plesiosaurs: discussion of niche occupation in Late Cretaceous seas
Observations of temporal overlap of niche occupation among Late Cretaceous marine
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
amniotes suggest that the rise and diversification of mosasauroid squamates might have …
[HTML][HTML] The locomotory apparatus and paraxial swimming in fossil and living marine reptiles: comparing Nothosauroidea, Plesiosauria, and Chelonioidea
A Krahl - PalZ, 2021 - Springer
The terrestrial origins of the diapsid Sauropterygia and Testudines are uncertain, with the
latter being highly controversially discussed to this day. For only 15 Ma, Nothosauroidea …
latter being highly controversially discussed to this day. For only 15 Ma, Nothosauroidea …
[HTML][HTML] Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions
Various Mesozoic marine reptile lineages evolved streamlined bodies and efficient lift-based
swimming, as seen in modern aquatic mammals. Ichthyosaurs had low-drag bodies, akin to …
swimming, as seen in modern aquatic mammals. Ichthyosaurs had low-drag bodies, akin to …