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The holotype of the basal archosauromorph Prolacerta broomi revisited [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2023 Prolacerta broomi is one of the most important of fossil reptiles. First considered as one of the earliest members of squamates, this basal archosauromorph has been used as a model for diapsid morphological evolution ever since its discovery, playing ...
GABRIELA SOBRAL
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Journal of Developmental Biology, 2021 The ability to repair injuries among reptiles, i.e., ectothermic amniotes, is similar to that of mammals with some noteworthy exceptions. While large wounds in turtles and crocodilians are repaired through scarring, the reparative capacity involving the ...
Lorenzo Alibardi +1 more
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Patterns and biases in climate change research on amphibians and reptiles: a systematic review [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Climate change probably has severe impacts on animal populations, but demonstrating a causal link can be difficult because of potential influences by additional factors.
Maiken Winter +5 more
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Zoodiversity, 2023 For the ongoing range shifts under climate change, it is essential to have reference information on the current presence of the species. In recent years, there has been an increase in observations of thermophilic reptiles outside their historical range ...
N. A. Smirnov +2 more
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A bird-like skull in a Triassic diapsid reptile increases heterogeneity of the morphological and phylogenetic radiation of Diapsida [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The Triassic Period saw the first appearance of numerous amniote lineages (e.g. Lepidosauria, Archosauria, Mammalia) that defined Mesozoic ecosystems following the end Permian Mass Extinction, as well as the first major morphological diversification of ...
Adam C. Pritchard, Sterling J. Nesbitt
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Using Google Trends to Determine Current, Past, and Future Trends in the Reptile Pet Trade
Animals, 2021 Reptiles are one of the most popular exotic pets in the world, with over a third of all described species currently being traded. However, the most commonly available reptiles are typically non-threatened, captive-bred, and/or domestically obtained ...
Jose W. Valdez
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Venomous Snake Abundance Within Snake Species’ Assemblages Worldwide
Diversity, 2020 Venomous snakes are among the main sources of mortality for humans in rural regions, especially in tropical countries. In this study, a meta-analysis of quantitative community ecology studies on snake assemblages throughout the world was conducted in ...
Luca Luiselli +3 more
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Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023 Very large specimens of T. graeca ibera were found in Bulgaria, but mostly in the 20th century. Presently, such tortoises are almost absent in the country. Here we summarise data about the largest spur-thighed tortoises registered in Bulgaria and provide
Emanuil Mitrevichin +3 more
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The endocranial anatomy of the stem turtle Naomichelys speciosa from the Early Cretaceous of North America [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019 Fossil turtles are one of the least studied clades in regard to endocranial anatomy. Recently, the use of non-invasive technologies, such as radiographic computed tomography (CT), increased the knowledge of the neuroanatomy of several extinct and extant ...
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal +2 more
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