Phenotypic variation across mammals is extensive and reflects their ecological
diversification into a remarkable range of habitats on every continent and in every ocean …

The evolution of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) represents one of the most extreme
adaptive transitions known, from terrestrial mammals to a highly specialized aquatic …

Herpetological research, like any other (palaeo) biological science, relies heavily on
accurate data collection, particularly visualisation and quantification of anatomical features …

Abstract The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) transition saw mass extinctions in terrestrial
and marine ecosystems. Terrestrial vertebrate diversity patterns across the K–Pg boundary …

The taphonomy and palaeoecology of the early Miocene (Burdigalian) vertebrate
assemblage of Ullujaya (East Pisco Basin, Peru) is here described. Vertebrate remains are …

Abstract During the Mesozoic, Crocodylomorpha had a much higher taxonomic and
morphological diversity than today. Members of one particularly successful clade …

Abstract Since the Permian, Earth's aquatic ecosystems have been ecologically dominated
by numerous lineages of predatory amniotes. Many of these groups evolved elevated ridges …

The Upper Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco preserve one of the world's most diverse
assemblages of mosasaurs, reflecting the adaptive radiation of this clade during the …

The diversity of the dolphin family was established during a short window of time. We
investigated delphinid skull shape evolution, mapping shapes on an up-to-date nuclear …

Toothed whales (Odontoceti) are adapted for catching prey underwater and possess some
of the most derived feeding specializations of all mammals, including the loss of milk teeth …