Three-dimensional (3D) surface scanning includes techniques of image acquisition and
image processing. Among the former, hardware devices (eg, portable and non-portable …

The radula, a chitinous membrane with embedded tooth rows, is the molluscan
autapomorphy for feeding. The morphologies, arrangements and mechanical properties of …

The numerous discoveries of disintegrated skeletons of large terrestrial vertebrates within
several thin levels of the Upper Silesian Keuper initiated broad investigations into the …

The growth pattern of the Polish phytosaur Parasuchus cf. arenaceus and the aetosaur
Stagonolepis olenkae (both Krasiejów; Norian) was studied. Results were compared to …

A new, partially preserved skull of chigutisaurid amphibian (temnospondyli) has been
reported for the first time from the Late Triassic Tiki Formation of India. Chigutisaurids are …

Metoposaurids are an important Late Triassic temnospondyl family known from nonmarine
sediments of Europe, North-America, North Africa and India. Indian taxon Metoposaurus …

Metoposaurids are representatives of the extinct amphibian clade Temnospondyli, found on
almost every continent exclusively in the Late Triassic deposits. Osteohistologically, it is one …

Background Amphibians are animals strongly dependent on environmental conditions, like
temperature, water accessibility, and the trophic state of the reservoirs. Thus, they can be …

Metoposaurids are a widespread and ubiquitous constituent of Late Triassic non-marine
paleoenvironments. In North America, this group is practically the only large-bodied …

During the Late Triassic, metoposaurids were one of the last significant families of
temnospondyl amphibians, and they have long been used in the correlation of Late Triassic …