The stem-archosaur evolutionary radiation in South America [PDF]
, 2020 The oldest archosauromorphs (dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles, and their stem-taxa) arerecorded in middle−upper Permian rocks, but it was not after the Permo−Triassic massextinction that the group shows a substantially high taxonomic richness ...
Ezcurra, Martin Daniel +6 more
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Were early pterosaurs inept terrestrial locomotors? [PDF]
, 2015 Pterodactyloid pterosaurs are widely interpreted as terrestrially competent, erect-limbed quadrupeds, but the terrestrial capabilities of non-pterodactyloids are largely thought to have been poor.
Witton, Mark P.
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Unique internal anatomy of vertebrae as a key factor for neck elongation in Triassic archosauromorphs [PDF]
The Triassic was a key period in the evolution of vertebrates, and reptiles in particular, giving rise to a plethora of successful lineages, some of which are still extant. One of the groups that flourished during the early Mesozoic were the tanysaurians
Rytel, Adam +6 more
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2017 Supplemental materials are available for this article for free at www.tandfonline.com/UJVP Citation for this article: Jaquier, V. P., and T. M. Scheyer. 2017. Bone histology of the Middle Triassic long-necked reptiles Tanystropheus and Macrocnemus (Archosauromorpha, Protorosauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2017.1296456.
Jaquier, Vivien P, Scheyer, Torsten M
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Biology and ecology of crocodiles (order Crocodylia) [PDF]
, 2009 Krokodili su se pojavili prije oko 240 milijuna godina. U početku su bili male kopnene životinje. Poboljšanje klime omogućilo im je da se razviju u puno veće oblike poput Deinosuchusa koji je dosezao veličinu do 13m.
Dvorski, Paula
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Functional and ecomorphological evolution of orbit shape in mesozoic archosaurs is driven by body size and diet. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2022 Lautenschlager S.
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L’icnoassociazione a tetrapodi del Bletterbach (Trentino Alto-Adige) e le sue relazioni con gli ecosistemi terrestri di fine Permiano [PDF]
, 2017 In questo articolo viene proposta un’analisi aggiornata dell’associazione a impronte di tetrapodi rinvenuta a partire dagli anni ’70 del secolo scorso presso la Gola del Bletterbach (Alpi meridionali, Italia nord-orientale) e una sua ...
Bernardi, Massimo +3 more
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A new Middle Triassic (Ladinian) trilophosaurid stem-archosaur from Germany increases diversity and temporal range of this clade. [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2023 Sues HD, Schoch RR.
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The Origin of the Modern Bird Skull, with a Focus on the Evolution and Embryonic Development of Musculoskeletal Structures in the Temporal and Otic Regions [PDF]
, 2022 Compared with their Mesozoic theropod ancestors, extant birds (Aves) exhibit extensively modified skulls and associated soft tissue, with massively enlarged brains and reduced temporal musculature, an inner ear with dorsally elongated semicircular canals,
Hanson, Michael
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A REEXAMINATION OF FOUR PROLACERTIFORMS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PTEROSAUR PHYLOGENESIS [PDF]
, 2000 Traditionally, pterosaurs have been included within the Archosauriformes and many contemporary workers consider the Pterosauria the sister group to Lagosuchus, Scleromochlus and the Dinosauria.
PETERS, DAVID
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