The accuracy and precision of body mass estimation in non‐avian dinosaurs
NE Campione, DC Evans - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inferring the body mass of fossil taxa, such as non‐avian dinosaurs, provides a powerful tool
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
Biotic and environmental dynamics through the L ate J urassic–E arly C retaceous transition: evidence for protracted faunal and ecological turnover
The L ate J urassic to E arly C retaceous interval represents a time of environmental
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants
A major constraint on the evolution of large body sizes in animals is an increased risk of
developing cancer. There is no correlation, however, between body size and cancer risk …
developing cancer. There is no correlation, however, between body size and cancer risk …
Body mass estimation in non‐avian bipeds using a theoretical conversion to quadruped stylopodial proportions
Body mass is strongly related to both physiological and ecological properties of living
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
organisms. As a result, generating robust, broadly applicable models for estimating body …
Neovenatorid theropods are apex predators in the Late Cretaceous of North America
LE Zanno, PJ Makovicky - Nature Communications, 2013 - nature.com
Allosauroid theropods were a diverse and widespread radiation of Jurassic–Cretaceous
megapredators. Achieving some of the largest body sizes among theropod dinosaurs, these …
megapredators. Achieving some of the largest body sizes among theropod dinosaurs, these …
A proposed standard for quantifying 3‐D hindlimb joint poses in living and extinct archosaurs
The last common ancestor of birds and crocodylians plus all of its descendants (clade
Archosauria) dominated terrestrial Mesozoic ecosystems, giving rise to disparate body …
Archosauria) dominated terrestrial Mesozoic ecosystems, giving rise to disparate body …
The multi-peak adaptive landscape of crocodylomorph body size evolution
Background Little is known about the long-term patterns of body size evolution in
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
Crocodylomorpha, the> 200-million-year-old group that includes living crocodylians and …
Sea level regulated tetrapod diversity dynamics through the Jurassic/Cretaceous interval
Reconstructing deep time trends in biodiversity remains a central goal for palaeobiologists,
but our understanding of the magnitude and tempo of extinctions and radiations is …
but our understanding of the magnitude and tempo of extinctions and radiations is …
Body size reductions in nonmammalian eutheriodont therapsids (Synapsida) during the end-Permian mass extinction
AK Huttenlocker - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The extent to which mass extinctions influence body size evolution in major tetrapod clades
is inadequately understood. For example, the 'Lilliput effect,'a common feature of mass …
is inadequately understood. For example, the 'Lilliput effect,'a common feature of mass …
New information on the braincase and inner ear of Euparkeria capensis Broom: implications for diapsid and archosaur evolution
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 …
evolution of archosaurs. The braincase of Euparkeria was described based on a single …