The acquisition of the load-bearing dentary–squamosal jaw joint was a key step in
mammalian evolution,,,–. Although this innovation has received decades of study, questions …

The dual jaw joint of Morganucodon, consists of the dentary–squamosal joint laterally and
the articular–quadrate one medially. The articular–quadrate joint and its associated post …

The evolution of the mammalian jaw is one of the most important innovations in vertebrate
history, and underpins the exceptional radiation and diversification of mammals over the last …

Mammaliamorpha comprises the last common ancestor of Tritylodontidae and Mammalia
plus all its descendants. Tritylodontids are nonmammaliaform herbivorous cynodonts that …

A diagnostic mammalian character is jaw articulation between squamosal and dentary
bones, replacing the quadrate-articular joint of reptiles. A newly discovered Argentinian …

Abstract Triassic cynodonts from South America are key taxa in the investigation of the
emergence of mammalian characters. One of the most iconic species from the Carnian is …

Teeth and jaws constitute a model of the evolutionary developmental biology concept of
modularity and they have been considered the key innovations underpinning a classic …

Dryolestoids are an extinct mammalian group belonging to the lineage leading to modern
marsupials and placentals,. Dryolestoids are known by teeth and jaws from the Jurassic …

Haramiyida was a successful clade of mammaliaforms, spanning the Late Triassic period to
at least the Late Jurassic period, but their fossils are scant outside Eurasia and Cretaceous …

The nasal cavity of living mammals is a unique structural complex among tetrapods,
acquired along a series of major morphological transformations that occurred mainly during …