Whole‐body endothermy: ancient, homologous and widespread among the ancestors of mammals, birds and crocodylians
The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
[HTML][HTML] The origin of endothermy in synapsids and archosaurs and arms races in the Triassic
MJ Benton - Gondwana Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Birds and mammals are key elements of modern ecosystems, and many biologists explain
their great success by their endothermy, or warm-bloodedness. New palaeontological …
their great success by their endothermy, or warm-bloodedness. New palaeontological …
Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy
Endothermy underpins the ecological dominance of mammals and birds in diverse
environmental settings 1, 2. However, it is unclear when this crucial feature emerged during …
environmental settings 1, 2. However, it is unclear when this crucial feature emerged during …
Physiological and life history strategies of a fossil large mammal in a resource-limited environment
M Köhler, S Moyà-Solà - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Because of their physiological and life history characteristics, mammals exploit adaptive
zones unavailable to ectothermic reptiles. Yet, they perform best in energy-rich …
zones unavailable to ectothermic reptiles. Yet, they perform best in energy-rich …
Developmental plasticity in the life history of a prosauropod dinosaur
Long-bone histology indicates that the most common early dinosaur, the prosauropod
Plateosaurus engelhardti from the Upper Triassic of Central Europe, had variable life …
Plateosaurus engelhardti from the Upper Triassic of Central Europe, had variable life …
Rethinking the nature of fibrolamellar bone: an integrative biological revision of sauropod plexiform bone formation
K Stein, E Prondvai - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present novel findings on sauropod bone histology that cast doubt on general
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
palaeohistological concepts concerning the true nature of woven bone in primary cortical …
The origin of mammalian endothermy: a paradigm for the evolution of complex biological structure
TS Kemp - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Several mutually incompatible theories exist about how and why endothermy evolved in
mammals and birds. Some take the primary function to have been thermoregulation …
mammals and birds. Some take the primary function to have been thermoregulation …
Osteohistological insight into the growth dynamics of early dinosaurs and their contemporaries
Dinosauria debuted on Earth's stage in the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction
Event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals to eventually dominate terrestrial …
Event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals to eventually dominate terrestrial …
The origins of mammal growth patterns during the Jurassic mammalian radiation
We use synchrotron x-ray tomography of annual growth increments in the dental cementum
of mammaliaforms (stem and crown fossil mammals) from three faunas across the Jurassic …
of mammaliaforms (stem and crown fossil mammals) from three faunas across the Jurassic …
Non-mammalian synapsids: the deep roots of the mammalian family tree
KD Angielczyk, CF Kammerer - Mammalian evolution, diversity and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Mammals are arguably the most conspicuous tetrapods in the modern biota. Although there
are fewer extant mammal species (~ 5,500) than birds (~ 10,000) or squamates (~ 10,000) …
are fewer extant mammal species (~ 5,500) than birds (~ 10,000) or squamates (~ 10,000) …