Whole‐body endothermy: ancient, homologous and widespread among the ancestors of mammals, birds and crocodylians
The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
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 …
Mesozoic marine reptile palaeobiogeography in response to drifting plates
During the Mesozoic, various groups of reptiles underwent a spectacular return to an aquatic
life, colonizing most marine environments. They were highly diversified both systematically …
life, colonizing most marine environments. They were highly diversified both systematically …
Adaptive patterns in aquatic amniote bone microanatomy—more complex than previously thought
A Houssaye, P Martin Sander… - … and Comparative Biology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Numerous amniote groups adapted to an aquatic life. This change of habitat naturally led to
numerous convergences. The various adaptive traits vary depending on the degree of …
numerous convergences. The various adaptive traits vary depending on the degree of …
Gigantism and its implications for the history of life
GJ Vermeij - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Gigantism—very large body size—is an ecologically important trait associated with
competitive superiority. Although it has been studied in particular cases, the general …
competitive superiority. Although it has been studied in particular cases, the general …
Biomechanical evolution of solid bones in large animals: a microanatomical investigation
A Houssaye, K Waskow, S Hayashi… - Biological Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Graviportal taxa show an allometric increase of the cross-sectional area of supportive bones
and are assumed to display microanatomical changes associated with an increase in bone …
and are assumed to display microanatomical changes associated with an increase in bone …
Turtle humeral microanatomy and its relationship to lifestyle
Y Nakajima, R Hirayama, H Endo - Biological Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Among living turtles, highly terrestrial or highly aquatic modes of life are likely to have
developed from a plesiomorphic semi-aquatic one. A taxonomically comprehensive data set …
developed from a plesiomorphic semi-aquatic one. A taxonomically comprehensive data set …
[HTML][HTML] The dinosaurs that weren't: osteohistology supports giant ichthyosaur affinity of enigmatic large bone segments from the European Rhaetian
M Perillo, PM Sander - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Very large unidentified elongate and rounded fossil bone segments of uncertain origin
recovered from different Rhaetian (Late Triassic) fossil localities across Europe have been …
recovered from different Rhaetian (Late Triassic) fossil localities across Europe have been …
Bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii: implications for the evolution of thermometabolism in Archosauromorpha
This paper is aimed at constraining the phylogenetic frame of the acquisition of endothermy
by Archosauromorpha. We analyzed the bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii …
by Archosauromorpha. We analyzed the bone histology of Azendohsaurus laaroussii …
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 …