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New Dromaeosaurid Dinosaur (Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from New Mexico and Biodiversity of Dromaeosaurids at the end of the Cretaceous [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
AbstractDromaeosaurids (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), a group of dynamic, swift predators, have a sparse fossil record, particularly at the time of their extinction near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Here we report on a new dromaeosaurid, Dineobellator notohesperus, gen. and sp.
Steven E Jasinski
exaly   +5 more sources

The predatory ecology of Deinonychus and the origin of flapping in birds. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Most non-avian theropod dinosaurs are characterized by fearsome serrated teeth and sharp recurved claws. Interpretation of theropod predatory ecology is typically based on functional morphological analysis of these and other physical features.
Denver W Fowler, Elizabeth A Freedman, John B Scannella, Robert E Kambic   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Paravian Phylogeny and the Dinosaur-Bird Transition: An Overview [PDF]

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019
Recent years witnessed the discovery of a great diversity of early birds as well as closely related non-avian theropods, which modified previous conceptions about the origin of birds and their flight. We here present a review of the taxonomic composition
Federico L. Agnolin, Federico L. Agnolin, Federico L. Agnolin, Matias J. Motta, Matias J. Motta, Federico Brissón Egli, Federico Brissón Egli, Gastón Lo Coco, Gastón Lo Coco, Fernando E. Novas, Fernando E. Novas   +10 more
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Skull morphology and histology indicate the presence of an unexpected buccal soft tissue structure in dinosaurs. [PDF]

J Anat
A combined approach of osteology and histology was used to examine the cheek regions of dinosaurs. Strong evidence was found for a soft tissue in this region connecting the zygoma to the mandible, here named the ‘exoparia’. Abstract Unlike mammals, reptiles typically lack large muscles and ligaments that connect the zygoma to the mandible.
Sharpe HS, Wang YY, Dudgeon TW, Powers MJ, Whitebone SA, Coppock CC, Dyer AD, Sullivan C.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2023
Numerous dromaeosaurid taxa recovered from the Upper Cretaceous strata of the Gobi Desert raise questions over niche partitioning among closely related species.
ŁUKASZ CZEPIŃSKI
doaj   +1 more source

Iridescent plumage in a juvenile dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2023
Colour reconstructions have provided new insights into the lives of dinosaurs and other extinct animals, by predicting colouration patterns from fossilised pigment-bearing organelles called melanosomes.
ANGUS D. CROUDACE, CAIZHI SHEN, JUNCHANG LÜ, STEPHEN L. BRUSATTE, JAKOB VINTHER   +4 more
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The furculae of the dromaeosaurid dinosaur Dakotaraptor steini are trionychid turtle entoplastra [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Dakotaraptor steini is a recently described dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota. Included within the D.
Victoria M. Arbour, Lindsay E. Zanno, Derek W. Larson, David C. Evans, Hans-Dieter Sues   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Modified skulls but conservative brains? The palaeoneurology and endocranial anatomy of baryonychine dinosaurs (Theropoda: Spinosauridae)

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 242, Issue 6, Page 1124-1145, June 2023., 2023
Spinosaurids were unusual large‐bodied tetanuran theropods with semi‐aquatic ecologies. The neuroanatomy of baryonychine spinosaurids has yet to be studied, and may inform about the early evolution of the spinosaurid brain and sensory capabilities. With unexceptional hearing and olfaction, baryonychine endocasts share morphological similarities with ...
Chris Tijani Barker, Darren Naish, Jacob Trend, Lysanne Veerle Michels, Lawrence Witmer, Ryan Ridgley, Katy Rankin, Claire E. Clarkin, Philipp Schneider, Neil J. Gostling   +9 more
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Machine learning confirms new records of maniraptoran theropods in Middle Jurassic UK microvertebrate faunas

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 9, Issue 2, March/April 2023., 2023
Abstract Current research suggests that the initial radiation of maniraptoran theropods occurred in the Middle Jurassic, although their fossil record is known almost exclusively from the Cretaceous. However, fossils of Jurassic maniraptorans are scarce, usually consisting solely of isolated teeth, and their identifications are often disputed.
Simon Wills, Charlie J. Underwood, Paul M. Barrett, Philip Mannion   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomy ofMahakala omnogovae(Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia [PDF]

American Museum Novitates, 2011
ABSTRACT The dromaeosaurid Mahakala omnogovae is known from a unique specimen from the Late Cretaceous deposits of the Djadokhta Formation at Togrogiin Shiree, Omnogov Aimag, Mongolia. The holotype specimen is comprised of a well-preserved but partial skull and a nearly complete postcranial skeleton.
Turner, Alan Hamilton, Pol, Diego, Norell, Mark A.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources