The origin and diversification of birds
Birds are one of the most recognizable and diverse groups of modern vertebrates. Over the
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
An integrative approach to understanding bird origins
Background The origin of birds is one of the most enduring and dramatic evolutionary
debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod …
debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod …
[图书][B] The evolutionary strategies that shape ecosystems
JP Grime, S Pierce - 2012 - books.google.com
THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMS In 1837 a young Charles
Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree …
Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree …
A universal scaling relationship between body mass and proximal limb bone dimensions in quadrupedal terrestrial tetrapods
NE Campione, DC Evans - BMC biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Body size is intimately related to the physiology and ecology of an organism.
Therefore, accurate and consistent body mass estimates are essential for inferring …
Therefore, accurate and consistent body mass estimates are essential for inferring …
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 …
Osteology of Tyrannosaurus Rex: Insights from a nearly complete Skeleton and High-Resolution Computed Tomographic Analysis of the Skull
CA Brochu - Journal of vertebrate Paleontology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A detailed osteological description of Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 is
presented, based primarily on the most complete specimen yet collected of this taxon …
presented, based primarily on the most complete specimen yet collected of this taxon …
[图书][B] The microstructure of dinosaur bone
A Chinsamy-Turan - 2005 - press.jhu.edu
For millions of years, clues to the biology of dinosaurs lie locked within the microscopic
structure of their bones. Here one of the world's leading experts on fossil bone …
structure of their bones. Here one of the world's leading experts on fossil bone …
An exceptionally well-preserved theropod dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China
P Chen, Z Dong, S Zhen - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
Two spectacular fossilized dinosaur skeletons were recently discovered in Liaoning in
northeastern China. Here we describe the two nearly complete skeletons of a small …
northeastern China. Here we describe the two nearly complete skeletons of a small …
Evolution of the carnivorous dinosaurs during the Cretaceous: the evidence from Patagonia
Patagonia has yielded the most comprehensive fossil record of Cretaceous theropods from
Gondwana, consisting of 31 nominal species belonging to singleton taxa and six families …
Gondwana, consisting of 31 nominal species belonging to singleton taxa and six families …
The origin and evolution of dinosaurs
PC Sereno - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1997 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Phylogenetic studies and new fossil evidence have yielded fundamental insights
into the pattern and timing of dinosaur evolution and the emergence of functionally modern …
into the pattern and timing of dinosaur evolution and the emergence of functionally modern …