Across space and time: A review of sampling, preservational, analytical, and anthropogenic biases in fossil data across macroecological scales
Quantitative studies of fossil data have proven critical to a number of major
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
On dinosaur growth
GM Erickson - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Despite nearly two centuries of investigation, a comprehensive understanding of dinosaur
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
biology has proven intractable. The recent development of means to study tissue-level …
Calibrating the zenith of dinosaur diversity in the Campanian of the Western Interior Basin by CA-ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology
The spectacular fossil fauna and flora preserved in the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial strata of
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
[HTML][HTML] Island life in the Cretaceous-faunal composition, biogeography, evolution, and extinction of land-living vertebrates on the Late Cretaceous European …
Abstract The Late Cretaceous was a time of tremendous global change, as the final stages
of the Age of Dinosaurs were shaped by climate and sea level fluctuations and witness to …
of the Age of Dinosaurs were shaped by climate and sea level fluctuations and witness to …
Evidence for taphonomic size bias in the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian, Alberta), a model Mesozoic terrestrial alluvial‐paralic system
A study of the distribution of dinosaurian body masses in the Dinosaur Park Formation (DPF;
Campanian; southern Alberta), reveals a prominent negative skew; a pattern distinct from …
Campanian; southern Alberta), reveals a prominent negative skew; a pattern distinct from …
New horned dinosaurs from Utah provide evidence for intracontinental dinosaur endemism
Background During much of the Late Cretaceous, a shallow, epeiric sea divided North
America into eastern and western landmasses. The western landmass, known as Laramidia …
America into eastern and western landmasses. The western landmass, known as Laramidia …
Tyrant dinosaur evolution tracks the rise and fall of Late Cretaceous oceans
The Late Cretaceous (∼ 95–66 million years ago) western North American landmass of
Laramidia displayed heightened non-marine vertebrate diversity and intracontinental …
Laramidia displayed heightened non-marine vertebrate diversity and intracontinental …
Parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE) revisited
JJ Morrone - Journal of Biogeography, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Several methods have been proposed for use in identifying and classifying areas of
endemism. Parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE) is the most widely used. It constructs …
endemism. Parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE) is the most widely used. It constructs …
[HTML][HTML] Detrital-zircon records of Cenomanian, Paleocene, and Oligocene Gulf of Mexico drainage integration and sediment routing: Implications for scales of basin …
MD Blum, KT Milliken, MA Pecha… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This paper uses detrital zircon (DZ) provenance and geochronological data to reconstruct
paleodrainage areas and lengths for sediment-routing systems that fed the Cenomanian …
paleodrainage areas and lengths for sediment-routing systems that fed the Cenomanian …
The influence of juvenile dinosaurs on community structure and diversity
Despite dominating biodiversity in the Mesozoic, dinosaurs were not speciose. Oviparity
constrained even gigantic dinosaurs to less than 15 kg at birth; growth through multiple …
constrained even gigantic dinosaurs to less than 15 kg at birth; growth through multiple …