Palaeontology, Volume 69, Issue 2, 2026.Abstract There is a growing consensus that pterosaurs and the flightless Lagerpetidae are closely related. This relationship is supported by apomorphies throughout the skeleton, including endocranial character states such as a well‐developed floccular fossa and a tall anterior semicircular canal. Our knowledge of lagerpetid anatomy has been improved by
Lísie V.S. Damke +6 more
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New digital braincase endocasts of two species of Desmatosuchus and neurocranial diversity within Aetosauria (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) [PDF]
, 2021 In the present contribution we revise, figure, and redescribe several isolated braincases of the iconic aetosaur Desmatosuchus from the Placerias Quarry locality, Chinle Formation, Arizona, USA. The detailed study of the isolated braincases from the UCMP
Bona, Paula +5 more
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A sauropodomorph dinosaur from the ?Early Jurassic of Lusitu, Zambia [PDF]
, 2015 Dinosaur material has been reported from Zambia but remains undescribed. The first record, from the upper Luangwa Valley, was mistakenly identified and pertains instead to indeterminate dicynodonts.
Choiniere, Jonah N
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Pterosaur integumentary structures with complex feather-like branching [PDF]
, 2018 Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve true flapping flight, but in the absence of living representatives, many questions concerning their biology and lifestyle remain unresolved.
Benton, Michael J. +8 more
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A re-evaluation of the enigmatic dinosauriform Caseosaurus crosbyensis from the Late Triassic of Texas, USA and its implications for early dinosaur evolution [PDF]
The holotype specimen of the Late Triassic dinosauriform Caseosaurus crosbyensis is redescribed and evaluated phylogenetically for the first time, providing new anatomical information and data on the earliest dinosaurs and their evolution within the ...
Baron, Matthew G., Williams, Megan
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 307, Issue 4, Page 1175-1238, April 2024.Abstract A vast array of pseudosuchian body plans evolved during the diversification of the group in the Triassic Period, but few can compare to the toothless, long‐necked, and bipedal shuvosaurids. Members of this clade possess theropod‐like character states mapped on top of more plesiomorphic pseudosuchian character states, complicating our ...
Sterling J. Nesbitt, Sankar Chatterjee
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Comparative bone microstructure of three archosauromorphs from the Carnian, late triassic chañares formation of Argentina [PDF]
, 2020 The Chañares Formation exhibits one of the most important archosauriform records of early Carnian ecosystems. Here we present new data on the palaeohistology of Chañares archosauriforms and provide new insights into their paleobiology, as well as ...
Agnolin, Federico +2 more
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Dentes fósseis de arcossauros da formação feliz deserto (cretáceo inferior), Bacia de Sergipe-Alagoas [PDF]
, 2021 The Cretaceous of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin is updated by the abundance of fossiliferous marine deposits, predominantly invertebrate forms such as bivalves, cephalopods, gastropods and echinoderms.
Aragão, Paulo Ricardo Lima
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Palaeontology:Dinosaurs, Boneheads and Recovery from Extinction [PDF]
, 2016 Summary The Triassic was a time of turmoil, as life recovered from near-annihilation. Archosauromorph reptiles flourished and diversified as they filled empty ecological niches, and some of them presaged later dinosaurian inventions, such as thickened ...
Benton, Mike J
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A Virtual Phytosaur Endocast and its Implications for Sensory System Evolution in Archosaurs [PDF]
, 2011 Due to the overall morphological similarities between the Triassic archosaurs of the order Phytosauria and extant crocodilians, most studies have assumed that the two shared similar lifestyles.
Holloway, Waymon
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