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 …
[HTML][HTML] Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers
This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
[HTML][HTML] An exquisitely preserved in-ovo theropod dinosaur embryo sheds light on avian-like prehatching postures
Despite the discovery of many dinosaur eggs and nests over the past 100 years, articulated
in-ovo embryos are remarkably rare. Here we report an exceptionally preserved, articulated …
in-ovo embryos are remarkably rare. Here we report an exceptionally preserved, articulated …
Macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaur feeding mechanics
Theropod dinosaurs underwent some of the most remarkable dietary changes in vertebrate
evolutionary history, shifting from ancestral carnivory 1–3 to hypercarnivory 4, 5 and …
evolutionary history, shifting from ancestral carnivory 1–3 to hypercarnivory 4, 5 and …
A new two-fingered dinosaur sheds light on the radiation of Oviraptorosauria
GF Funston, T Chinzorig… - Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Late Cretaceous trends in Asian dinosaur diversity are poorly understood, but recent
discoveries have documented a radiation of oviraptorosaur theropods in China and …
discoveries have documented a radiation of oviraptorosaur theropods in China and …
Trophic specialisation reflected by radular tooth material properties in an “ancient” Lake Tanganyikan gastropod species flock
Abstract Background Lake Tanganyika belongs to the East African Great Lakes and is well
known for harbouring a high proportion of endemic and morphologically distinct genera, in …
known for harbouring a high proportion of endemic and morphologically distinct genera, in …
Osteology of the two-fingered oviraptorid Oksoko avarsan (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria)
GF Funston - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Oviraptorosaurs are among the most diverse and best-known extinct theropod groups. Their
bizarre anatomy and their social and reproductive behaviour are now well understood …
bizarre anatomy and their social and reproductive behaviour are now well understood …
Coping with abrasive food: diverging composition of radular teeth in two Porifera-consuming nudibranch species (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
W Krings, H Wägele… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Molluscs forage with their radula, a chitinous membrane with teeth. Adaptations to hard or
abrasive ingesta were well studied in Polyplacophora and Patellogastropoda, but for other …
abrasive ingesta were well studied in Polyplacophora and Patellogastropoda, but for other …
Caenagnathids of the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada: anatomy, osteohistology, taxonomy, and evolution
G Funston - Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology …, 2020 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
Our understanding of caenagnathid anatomy, diversity, and ecology has improved
considerably in the past twenty years, but numerous issues still remain. Among these, the …
considerably in the past twenty years, but numerous issues still remain. Among these, the …
A partial oviraptorosaur skeleton suggests low caenagnathid diversity in the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia
The Nemegt Formation of the Gobi Desert of Mongolia has produced one of the most
abundant and diverse oviraptorosaur records globally. However, the caenagnathid …
abundant and diverse oviraptorosaur records globally. However, the caenagnathid …