Early Triassic terrestrial tetrapod fauna: a review
Abstract The Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME, ca. 252 Mya) was one of the most
severe biotic crises of the Phanerozoic, eliminating> 90% of marine and terrestrial species …
severe biotic crises of the Phanerozoic, eliminating> 90% of marine and terrestrial species …
The Fremouw Formation of Antarctica: Updated vertebrate fossil record and reevaluation of high-latitude Permian–Triassic paleoenvironments
Permian–Triassic rocks of the Transantarctic Basin provide an unparalleled record of high
latitude paleoenvironments and terrestrial vertebrate faunas. Here we summarize the …
latitude paleoenvironments and terrestrial vertebrate faunas. Here we summarize the …
Biostratigraphy of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone (Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), South Africa
Abstract The Cynognathus Assemblage Zone is the youngest tetrapod biozone of the
Beaufort Group (Tarkastad Subgroup, Karoo Supergroup). It is situated between the …
Beaufort Group (Tarkastad Subgroup, Karoo Supergroup). It is situated between the …
Dicynodonts (Therapsida: Anomodontia) of South America
CF Kammerer, M de los Angeles Ordonez - Journal of South American …, 2021 - Elsevier
The dicynodont fauna of South America is comprehensively reviewed. Permian South
American dicynodont body fossils are known only from the Rio do Rasto Formation of …
American dicynodont body fossils are known only from the Rio do Rasto Formation of …
A redescription of Kunpania scopulusa, a bidentalian dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the ?Guadalupian of northwestern China
Permian dicynodonts were discovered in strata exposed on the flanks of the Bogda
Mountains (Xinjiang, China) in 1928. Nearly all known specimens were collected in the …
Mountains (Xinjiang, China) in 1928. Nearly all known specimens were collected in the …
X-ray microcomputed and synchrotron tomographic analysis of the basicranial axis of emydopoid dicynodonts: implications for fossoriality and phylogeny
Z Macungo, J Benoit, V Fernandez… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Emydopoidea is one of the major dicynodont subclades and includes some purported
fossorial taxa. Various cranial and postcranial adaptations for fossoriality have long been …
fossorial taxa. Various cranial and postcranial adaptations for fossoriality have long been …
New record of a stahleckeriid dicynodont (Therapsida, Dicynodontia) from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil and biostratigraphic remarks on the Riograndia …
AG Martinelli, JA Escobar, H Francischini… - Historical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Dicynodonts represent a speciose clade of non-mammalian synapsids that lived from the
middle Permian to the Late Triassic, exhibiting a Pangaean distribution. The South American …
middle Permian to the Late Triassic, exhibiting a Pangaean distribution. The South American …
Effects of taphonomic deformation on geometric morphometric analysis of fossils: a study using the dicynodont Diictodon feliceps (Therapsida, Anomodontia)
Taphonomic deformation, the distortion of fossils as a result of geological processes, poses
problems for the use of geometric morphometrics in addressing paleobiological questions …
problems for the use of geometric morphometrics in addressing paleobiological questions …
The tetrapod fauna of the upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China: 6. Turfanodon jiufengensis sp. nov.(Dicynodontia)
J Liu - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
The dicynodont fossils from the Naobaogou Formation of Nei Mongol, China are abundant
and diverse but poorly studied. In this article, one nearly complete skeleton and four cranial …
and diverse but poorly studied. In this article, one nearly complete skeleton and four cranial …
The evolution of the synapsid tusk: insights from dicynodont therapsid tusk histology
MR Whitney, KD Angielczyk… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The mammalian tusk is a unique and extreme morphotype among modern vertebrate
dentitions. Tusks—defined here as ever-growing incisors or canines composed of dentine …
dentitions. Tusks—defined here as ever-growing incisors or canines composed of dentine …