Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution
CT Griffin, BM Wynd, D Munyikwa, TJ Broderick… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The vertebrate lineages that would shape Mesozoic and Cenozoic terrestrial ecosystems
originated across Triassic Pangaea,,,,,,,,,–. By the Late Triassic (Carnian stage,~ 235 million …
originated across Triassic Pangaea,,,,,,,,,–. By the Late Triassic (Carnian stage,~ 235 million …
Triassic stem caecilian supports dissorophoid origin of living amphibians
Living amphibians (Lissamphibia) include frogs and salamanders (Batrachia) and the
limbless worm-like caecilians (Gymnophiona). The estimated Palaeozoic era gymnophionan …
limbless worm-like caecilians (Gymnophiona). The estimated Palaeozoic era gymnophionan …
U-Pb zircon geochronology and depositional age models for the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation (Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA): Implications for Late …
Abstract The Upper Triassic Chinle Formation is a critical non-marine archive of low-
paleolatitude biotic and environmental change in southwestern North America. The well …
paleolatitude biotic and environmental change in southwestern North America. The well …
Evidence for the Carnian Pluvial Episode in Gondwana: New multiproxy climate records and their bearing on early dinosaur diversification
The Triassic hothouse world experienced dynamic changes in climate and ecosystems that
set the Earth's climate and biotic states for much of the Mesozoic Era. A critical time interval …
set the Earth's climate and biotic states for much of the Mesozoic Era. A critical time interval …
Climatic drivers of latitudinal variation in Late Triassic tetrapod diversity
The latitudinal biodiversity gradient (LBG), the increase in biodiversity from the poles to the
equator, is one of the most widely recognized global macroecological patterns, yet its deep …
equator, is one of the most widely recognized global macroecological patterns, yet its deep …
A Triassic stem-salamander from Kyrgyzstan and the origin of salamanders
RR Schoch, R Werneburg… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The origin of extant amphibians remains largely obscure, with only a few early Mesozoic
stem taxa known, as opposed to a much better fossil record from the mid-Jurassic on. In …
stem taxa known, as opposed to a much better fossil record from the mid-Jurassic on. In …
Frog limbs in deep time: is jumping locomotion at the roots of the anuran Bauplan?
CM Pérez-Ben, AI Lires, RO Gómez - Paleobiology, 2024 - cambridge.org
The unique body plan of frogs (Lissamphibia: Anura) has been largely conserved from at
least 200 Myr, and its evolution from a more generalized tetrapod condition is still poorly …
least 200 Myr, and its evolution from a more generalized tetrapod condition is still poorly …
[HTML][HTML] Extreme-sized anurans are more prone to climate-driven extinctions
Understanding species responses to climatic change over extended timescales helps
elucidate past and future extinction events. Amphibians are one of the most environmentally …
elucidate past and future extinction events. Amphibians are one of the most environmentally …
Fossil frogs (Eleutherodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) from Florida suggest overwater dispersal from the Caribbean by the Late Oligocene
Establishment of extant terrestrial vertebrate faunas in North America was influenced by a
set of factors associated with temporal changes in climate and ecology that operated at …
set of factors associated with temporal changes in climate and ecology that operated at …
Paleoenvironmental and biotic changes in the Late Triassic of Argentina: testing hypotheses of abiotic forcing at the basin scale
Paleoenvironmental factors such as climate change are often hypothesized as critical for
ecosystem changes over evolutionary time scales. Theoretically, these changes should be …
ecosystem changes over evolutionary time scales. Theoretically, these changes should be …