A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa
Abstract The upper Stormberg Group (Elliot and Clarens formations) of the main Karoo
Basin is well-known for its fossil vertebrate fauna, comprising early branching members of …
Basin is well-known for its fossil vertebrate fauna, comprising early branching members of …
The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction
Birds are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, with species inhabiting a wide
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
Multiple pathways to herbivory underpinned deep divergences in ornithischian evolution
The extent to which evolution is deterministic is a key question in biology, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9 with intensive debate on how adaptation 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and constraints 14, 15, 16 might …
9 with intensive debate on how adaptation 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and constraints 14, 15, 16 might …
Dental form and function in the early feeding diversification of dinosaurs
Dinosaurs evolved a remarkable diversity of dietary adaptations throughout the Mesozoic,
but the origins of different feeding modes are uncertain, especially the multiple origins of …
but the origins of different feeding modes are uncertain, especially the multiple origins of …
Biostratigraphy of the Massospondylus Assemblage Zone (Stormberg Group, Karoo Supergroup), South Africa
Abstract The Massospondylus Assemblage Zone is the youngest tetrapod biozone in the
Karoo Basin (upper Stormberg Group, Karoo Supergroup) and records one of the oldest …
Karoo Basin (upper Stormberg Group, Karoo Supergroup) and records one of the oldest …
The effect of character and outgroup choice on the phylogenetic position of the Jurassic dinosaur Chilesaurus diegosaurezi
MG Baron - Palaeoworld, 2022 - Elsevier
The systematic position of the unusual Late Jurassic dinosaur Chilesaurus diegosaurezi
remains an area of real uncertainty. Originally thought to be an unusual theropod …
remains an area of real uncertainty. Originally thought to be an unusual theropod …
Hidden for one hundred years: a diverse theropod ichnoassemblage and cross-sectional tracks from the historic Early Jurassic Tsikoane ichnosite (Clarens Formation …
ABSTRACT The upper Stormberg Group of Lesotho has an abundant and diverse
ichnological record that dates to the Early Jurassic. Herein, we re-evaluate a known …
ichnological record that dates to the Early Jurassic. Herein, we re-evaluate a known …
Description of Tooth Ontogeny and Replacement Patterns in a Juvenile Tarbosaurus bataar (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Using CT‐Scan Data
T Hanai, T Tsuihiji - The Anatomical Record, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Teeth are continually replaced in most of non‐mammalian gnathostomes to maintain their
functional dentitions. To clarify the tooth replacement patterns in tyrannosaurid theropod …
functional dentitions. To clarify the tooth replacement patterns in tyrannosaurid theropod …
Large tridactyl dinosaur tracks from the Early Jurassic of southern Gondwana–uppermost Elliot Formation, Upper Moyeni, Lesotho
A new ichnosite in southwest Lesotho (Upper Moyeni; Quthing District) is located within the
uppermost part of the highly fossiliferous Elliot Formation,~ 35 m below the conformably …
uppermost part of the highly fossiliferous Elliot Formation,~ 35 m below the conformably …
Riches of the Roma valley: theropod and ornithischian tracks from the Early Jurassic southern Africa
M Abrahams, A Rampersadh, L Mpangala - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic Stormberg Group, main Karoo Basin, is
notably rich in diverse dinosaur trace fossils, particularly in the Roma Valley of western …
notably rich in diverse dinosaur trace fossils, particularly in the Roma Valley of western …