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Inferred presence of extraoral tissues in Triassic archosauromorphs and the evolutionary implications for the clade Sauropsida

Palaeontology, Volume 69, Issue 3, 2026.
Abstract Recent work has suggested that the presence of extraoral soft tissues (‘lips’), in the form of labial scales in theropod dinosaurs, could be inferred based on: anteroposteriorly distributed foramina in the rostral bones, similar to extant lepidosaurs; vertically projected teeth; uniform enamel thickness in maxillary teeth; and an allometric ...
Rafael Terras, Jaqueline Borger, Manuelle O. P. Almeida, Silvia Bettin, Owen A. Higgins, Giulia Marciani, Stefano Benazzi, Rodrigo T. Müller, Leonardo Kerber, Mirian Carbonera   +9 more
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Tunasniyoj, a dinosaur tracksite from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary of Bolivia

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011
Here we report a superbly preserved and profusely represented five-ichnotaxa dinosaur track assemblage near Icla village, 100 km southeast of Sucre, Bolivia.
Sebastián Apesteguía, Pablo A. Gallina
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Statistical evaluation of character support reveals the instability of higher-level dinosaur phylogeny

Scientific Reports, 2023
The interrelationships of the three major dinosaur clades (Theropoda, Sauropodomorpha, and Ornithischia) have come under increased scrutiny following the recovery of conflicting phylogenies by a large new character matrix and its extensively modified ...
David Černý, Ashley L. Simonoff
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A new taxon of saurischian dinosaur from the Coelophysis Quarry of New Mexico, USA (Triassic: latest Norian or Rhaetian) highlights herrerasaurian diversity in the latest Triassic

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract The most complete record of the earliest dinosaur lineages is from the Carnian from the higher latitudes of Pangea (e.g. present‐day Brazil, Argentina), but dinosaurian assemblages from the upper stages of the Upper Triassic are better known from the low latitudes of Pangea (present day southwestern USA).
Simba Srivastava, Sterling J. Nesbitt
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Braincase anatomy and palaeoneurology of Venetoraptor gassenae, a lagerpetid pterosauromorph from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil

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, Leonardo Kerber, Mario Bronzati, Maurício S. Garcia, Martín D. Ezcurra, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Rodrigo T. Müller   +6 more
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Lower rotational inertia and larger leg muscles indicate more rapid turns in tyrannosaurids than in other large theropods [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Synopsis Tyrannosaurid dinosaurs had large preserved leg muscle attachments and low rotational inertia relative to their body mass, indicating that they could turn more quickly than other large theropods.
Eric Snively, Haley O’Brien, Donald M. Henderson, Heinrich Mallison, Lara A. Surring, Michael E. Burns, Thomas R. Holtz Jr, Anthony P. Russell, Lawrence M. Witmer, Philip J. Currie, Scott A. Hartman, John R. Cotton   +11 more
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New perspectives on body size and shape evolution in dinosaurs

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 5, Page 1829-1860, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Diversity in the body shapes and sizes of dinosaurs was foundational to their widespread success during the Mesozoic era. The ability to quantify body size and form reliably is therefore critical to the study of dinosaur biology and evolution.
Matthew Dempsey, Samuel R. R. Cross, Susannah C. R. Maidment, John R. Hutchinson, Karl T. Bates   +4 more
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Osteohistology of the unusually fast‐growing theropod dinosaur Ceratosaurus

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 247, Issue 3-4, Page 765-789, September/October 2025.
We report the histology of multiple elements attributed to four individuals of Ceratosaurus. We find that the histology and growth models corroborate previous reports of rapid tissue growth in the genus. Abstract Ceratosaurus is a large‐bodied non‐avian theropod dinosaur known from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America and is ...
Riley Sombathy, Patrick M. O'Connor, Michael D. D'Emic   +2 more
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The first juvenile dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Arctic Alaska.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Compared to the osteological record of herbivorous dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska, there are relatively fewer remains of theropods.
Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, Anthony R Fiorillo, Ronald S Tykoski, Paul J McCarthy, Peter P Flaig, Dori L Contreras   +5 more
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Skull morphology and histology indicate the presence of an unexpected buccal soft tissue structure in dinosaurs

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 247, Issue 3-4, Page 790-818, September/October 2025.
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.
Henry S. Sharpe, Yan‐yin Wang, Thomas W. Dudgeon, Mark J. Powers, S. Amber Whitebone, Colton C. Coppock, Aaron D. Dyer, Corwin Sullivan   +7 more
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