Forelimb reduction and digit loss were evolutionarily decoupled in oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaurs [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceTheropod forelimbs exhibit wide morphological disparity, from the elongated wings of birds to the diminutive arms of T. rex. A wealth of work has sought to understand the evolution of bird flight via arm elongation, but despite widespread occurrences of ...
Amelia Mead +2 more
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Enhancing the classification of isolated theropod teeth using machine learning: a comparative study [PDF]
PeerJClassifying objects, such as taxonomic identification of fossils based on morphometric variables, is a time-consuming process. This task is further complicated by intra-class variability, which makes it ideal for automation via machine learning (ML ...
Carolina S. Marques +4 more
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Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsRecent fossil discoveries have cast considerable light on the palaeobiology of Megaraptora, a group of large-clawed carnivorous theropod dinosaurs known from Cretaceous deposits in Asia, Australia, and especially South America.
Lucio M. Ibiricu +7 more
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Dinosaur teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China [PDF]
PeerJHere, two dinosaur teeth are discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Longcheng, Chaoyang, western Liaoning, China. This discovery marks a new fossil site for the Jehol Biota, characterized by three-dimensionally preserved fossils ...
Ya-Lei Yin +3 more
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Rare evidence for ‘gnawing-like’ behavior in a small-bodied theropod dinosaur [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Mammalian carnivores show a higher degree of prey bone utilization relative to non-avian theropod dinosaurs, with this major ecological difference reflected in the frequency and morphology of tooth marks in modern and Cenozoic assemblages relative to ...
Caleb M. Brown +2 more
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Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur bones from the Langenberg Quarry (Lower Saxony, Germany) provide evidence for several theropod lineages in the central European archipelago [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Marine limestones and marls in the Langenberg Quarry provide unique insights into a Late Jurassic island ecosystem in central Europe. The beds yield a varied assemblage of terrestrial vertebrates including extremely rare bones of theropod from theropod ...
Serjoscha W. Evers, Oliver Wings
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Geogaceta, 2021 Three types of ichnites from a new site discovered in Imilchil were studied and described. The structures of pes and manus prints and tail traces of tetrapods provide data to separate: real ichnites (theropod footprints and crocodile tail drag marks ...
Moussa Masrour +5 more
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The largest European theropod dinosaurs: remains of a gigantic megalosaurid and giant theropod tracks from the Kimmeridgian of Asturias, Spain [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The Kimmeridgian Vega, Tereñes and Lastres formations of Asturias have yielded a rich vertebrate fauna, represented by both abundant tracks and osteological remains.
Oliver W.M. Rauhut +4 more
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Abelisauroidea (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from Africa: a review of the fossil record [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2023 The Continental African abelisauroid theropod dinosaur fossil record from the Jurassic-Cretaceous periods is becoming increasingly better understood, and offers great insight into the evolution and biogeography of this long-lived group of carnivores ...
André Luis de Souza-Júnior +4 more
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Review of the Dinosaur Remains from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland, UK
Geosciences, 2018 Dinosaurs are rare from the Middle Jurassic worldwide. The Isle of Skye, is the only place in Scotland thus far to have produced dinosaur remains. These remains consist mainly of footprints, but also several bones and teeth.
Neil D. L. Clark
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