Pterosaur dietary hypotheses: a review of ideas and approaches

J Bestwick, DM Unwin, RJ Butler… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pterosaurs are an extinct group of Mesozoic flying reptiles, whose fossil record extends from
approximately 210 to 66 million years ago. They were integral components of continental …

[HTML][HTML] The phylogenetic relationships of basal archosauromorphs, with an emphasis on the systematics of proterosuchian archosauriforms

MD Ezcurra - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
The early evolution of archosauromorphs during the Permo-Triassic constitutes an excellent
empirical case study to shed light on evolutionary radiations in deep time and the timing and …

Respiratory evolution in archosaurs

RJ Brocklehurst, ER Schachner… - … Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Archosauria are a highly successful group of vertebrates, and their evolution is marked
by the appearance of diverse respiratory and metabolic strategies. This review examines …

3D hindlimb joint mobility of the stem-archosaur Euparkeria capensis with implications for postural evolution within Archosauria

OE Demuth, EJ Rayfield, JR Hutchinson - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Triassic archosaurs and stem-archosaurs show a remarkable disparity in their ankle and
pelvis morphologies. However, the implications of these different morphologies for specific …

The origin and early evolution of Sauria: reassessing the Permian saurian fossil record and the timing of the crocodile-lizard divergence

MD Ezcurra, TM Scheyer, RJ Butler - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Sauria is the crown-group of Diapsida and is subdivided into Lepidosauromorpha and
Archosauromorpha, comprising a high percentage of the diversity of living and fossil …

A new phylogenetic hypothesis of Tanystropheidae (Diapsida, Archosauromorpha) and other “protorosaurs”, and its implications for the early evolution of stem …

SNF Spiekman, NC Fraser, TM Scheyer - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
The historical clade “Protorosauria” represents an important group of archosauromorph
reptiles that had a wide geographic distribution between the Late Permian and Late …

Quantitative biomechanical assessment of locomotor capabilities of the stem archosaur Euparkeria capensis

OE Demuth, ALA Wiseman… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Birds and crocodylians are the only remaining members of Archosauria (ruling reptiles) and
they exhibit major differences in posture and gait, which are polar opposites in terms of …

New clade of enigmatic early archosaurs yields insights into early pseudosuchian phylogeny and the biogeography of the archosaur radiation

RJ Butler, C Sullivan, MD Ezcurra, J Liu… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2014 - Springer
Background The origin and early radiation of archosaurs and closely related taxa
(Archosauriformes) during the Triassic was a critical event in the evolutionary history of …

The craniomandibular anatomy of the early archosauriform Euparkeria capensis and the dawn of the archosaur skull

RB Sookias, D Dilkes, G Sobral… - Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Archosauria (birds, crocodilians and their extinct relatives) form a major part of terrestrial
ecosystems today, with over 10 000 living species, and came to dominate the land for most …

New information on the braincase and inner ear of Euparkeria capensis Broom: implications for diapsid and archosaur evolution

G Sobral, RB Sookias, BAS Bhullar… - Royal Society …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since its discovery, Euparkeria capensis has been a key taxon for understanding the early
evolution of archosaurs. The braincase of Euparkeria was described based on a single …