The nature of science: The fundamental role of natural history in ecology, evolution, conservation, and education

K Nanglu, D de Carle, TM Cullen… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a contemporary trend in many major research institutions to de‐emphasize the
importance of natural history education in favor of theoretical, laboratory, or simulation …

[PDF][PDF] New giant carnivorous dinosaur reveals convergent evolutionary trends in theropod arm reduction

JI Canale, S Apesteguía, PA Gallina, J Mitchell… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Giant carnivorous dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and abelisaurids are characterized
by highly reduced forelimbs that stand in contrast to their huge dimensions, massive skulls …

Palaeobiological inferences of “rauisuchians” Fasolasuchus tenax (Los Colorados Fm., Argentina) and Prestosuchus chiniquensis (Santa Maria Super sequence …

DA Ponce, TM Scheyer, IA Cerda… - Journal of Anatomy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Rauisuchia” is a non‐monophyletic group of quadrupedal and carnivorous
pseudosuchians that inhabited the entire world during the Middle–Upper Triassic period …

Palaeoecological deductions from osteohistology

A Chinsamy - Biology Letters, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Palaeoecological deductions are vital for understanding the evolution and diversification of
species within prehistoric environments. This review highlights the multitude of ways in …

Incongruent ontogenetic maturity indicators in a Late Triassic archosaur (Aetosauria: Typothorax coccinarum)

WG Parker, WA Reyes, AD Marsh - The Anatomical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Maximum individual body size in pseudosuchian archosaurs is not well constrained in the
fossil record, but it may be influenced by a variety of factors including basal metabolic rate …

Osteohistology of a Triassic dinosaur population reveals highly variable growth trajectories typified early dinosaur ontogeny

DE Barta, CT Griffin, MA Norell - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Intraspecific variation in growth trajectories provides a fundamental source of variation upon
which natural selection acts. Recent work hints that early dinosaurs possessed elevated …

Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods

MR Whitney, BKA Otoo, KD Angielczyk… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Patterns of growth throughout the lifetime of an animal reflect critical life history traits such as
reproductive timing, physiology, and ecological interactions. The ancestral growth pattern for …

Palaeobiological inferences of the aetosaur Aetosauroides scagliai (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) based on microstructural analyses of its appendicular bones

DA Ponce, JB Desojo, IA Cerda - Historical Biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aetosaurs were a group of armoured pseudosuchians, recorded in most of the Upper
Triassic continental deposits worldwide. Several osteohistological contributions of aetosaurs …

Inferring longevity from advanced rib remodelling in insular dwarf deer

JJ Miszkiewicz… - Biological Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Dwarfed insular mammals are of significant interest to evolutionary biology because of their
morphological and physiological adaptations triggered by variables inherent to …

Vertebrae reveal industrial-era increases in Atlantic bluefin tuna catch-at-size and juvenile growth

AJ Andrews, A Di Natale, P Addis… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change and size-selective overexploitation can alter fish size and growth, yet our
understanding of how and to what extent is limited due to a lack of long-term biological data …