Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: an overview
Fossils of vertebrates have been found in great abundance in the continental and marine
early Late Cretaceous sediments of Southeastern Morocco for more than 50 years. About 80 …
early Late Cretaceous sediments of Southeastern Morocco for more than 50 years. About 80 …
Biotic and environmental dynamics through the L ate J urassic–E arly C retaceous transition: evidence for protracted faunal and ecological turnover
The L ate J urassic to E arly C retaceous interval represents a time of environmental
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
Five hundred million years of extinction and recovery: a Phanerozoic survey of large‐scale diversity patterns in fishes
M Friedman, LC Sallan - Palaeontology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fishes include more than half of all living animals with backbones, but large‐scale
palaeobiological patterns in this assemblage have not received the same attention as those …
palaeobiological patterns in this assemblage have not received the same attention as those …
Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility
Despite their profound adaptations to the aquatic realm and their apparent success
throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, ichthyosaurs became extinct roughly 30 million …
throughout the Triassic and the Jurassic, ichthyosaurs became extinct roughly 30 million …
Why are there so few fish in the sea?
G Carrete Vega, JJ Wiens - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The most dramatic gradient in global biodiversity is between marine and terrestrial
environments. Terrestrial environments contain approximately 75–85% of all estimated …
environments. Terrestrial environments contain approximately 75–85% of all estimated …
Fossilized cell structures identify an ancient origin for the teleost whole-genome duplication
Teleost fishes comprise one-half of all vertebrate species and possess a duplicated
genome. This whole-genome duplication (WGD) occurred on the teleost stem lineage in an …
genome. This whole-genome duplication (WGD) occurred on the teleost stem lineage in an …
'Fish'(A ctinopterygii and E lasmobranchii) diversification patterns through deep time
Actinopterygii (ray‐finned fishes) and E lasmobranchii (sharks, skates and rays) represent
more than half of today's vertebrate taxic diversity (approximately 33000 species) and form …
more than half of today's vertebrate taxic diversity (approximately 33000 species) and form …
Permian–T riassic O steichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution
The P ermian and T riassic were key time intervals in the history of life on E arth. Both
periods are marked by a series of biotic crises including the most catastrophic of such …
periods are marked by a series of biotic crises including the most catastrophic of such …
The macroevolutionary history of bony fishes: a paleontological view
M Friedman - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Bony fishes are the principal group of backboned animals in contemporary aquatic settings.
Extant species are the focus of a vigorous program of macroevolutionary research, but …
Extant species are the focus of a vigorous program of macroevolutionary research, but …
Principal component and discriminant analyses as powerful tools to support taxonomic identification and their use for functional and phylogenetic signal detection of …
Identifying isolated teeth of fossil selachians only based on qualitative characters is
sometimes hindered by similarity in their morphology, resulting often in heated taxonomic …
sometimes hindered by similarity in their morphology, resulting often in heated taxonomic …