In recent years, paleoneurology became a very popular research field and hundreds of brain-
endocasts were described. The interpretation of a dorsal protuberance of the brain-endocast …

We investigated the development of the whole skeleton of the soft‐shelled turtle Pelodiscus
sinensis, with particular emphasis on the pattern and sequence of ossification. Ossification …

Abstract Using the Standard Event System (SES) to study patterns of vertebrate
development, we describe a series of 17 embryos of the pleurodire turtle Emydura …

The hooked element in the pes of turtles was historically identified by most palaeontologists
and embryologists as a modified fifth metatarsal, and often used as evidence to unite turtles …

The cranium of turtles (Testudines) is characterized by the secondary reduction of temporal
fenestrae and loss of cranial joints (ie, characteristics of anapsid, akinetic skulls). Evolution …

The origin and homology of the turtle shell is one of the most captivating topics in amniote
evolution. In this contribution, we present a new species of turtle from the Late Triassic of …

Dinosaur embryos are among the rarest of fossils, yet they provide a unique window into the
palaeobiology of these animals. Estimating the developmental stage of dinosaur embryos is …

Background The extremely derived body plan of turtles has sparked a great interest in
studying their developmental biology. Here, we describe the embryonic development of the …

The hyoid apparatus of tetrapods is highly diverse in its morphology. It plays an important
role in feeding, breathing, sound production and various other behaviours. Among turtles …

The lower jaw of early tetrapods is composed of several intramembranous ossifications.
However, a tendency toward the independent reduction of the number of bones has been …