During the course of amniote evolution, numerous taxa secondarily adapted to an aquatic
life. It appears that many of these taxa primitively display “pachyostosis,” an osseous …

Genomics is narrowing uncertainty in the phylogenetic structure for many amniote groups.
For one of the most diverse and species-rich groups, the squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes …

We assembled a dataset of 192 carefully selected species—51 extinct and 141 extant—and
976 apomorphies distributed among 610 phenotypic characters to investigate the phylogeny …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Abstract Squamata (amphisbaenians,“lizards”, mosasaurs, and snakes) is an extremely
diverse clade with a rich fossil record. There is little consensus about the interrelationships …

This study analyzed the origin and evolution of snake venom proteome by means of
phylogenetic analysis of the amino acid sequences of the toxins and related nonvenom …

The evolution of snakes involved dramatic modifications to the ancestral lizard body plan.
Limb loss and elongation of the trunk are hallmarks of snakes, although convergent …

We analyzed the origin and evolution of snake venom toxin families represented in both
viperid and elapid snakes by means of phylogenetic analysis of the amino acid sequences …

Names: Prothero, Donald R.| Buell, Carl Dennis, illustrator. Title: Evolution: what the fossils
say and why it matters/Donald R. Prothero; with original Illustrations by Carl Buell …

Pterosaurs first appeared in the Late Triassic and persisted until the terminal Cretaceous:
they achieved a global distribution during the Mesozoic. Here, we attempt to provide the first …