The dimensionality and structure of species trait spaces
Trait‐based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …
The locomotion of extinct secondarily aquatic tetrapods
S Gutarra, IA Rahman - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The colonisation of freshwater and marine ecosystems by land vertebrates has repeatedly
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
occurred in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals over the course of 300 million years …
Ecological opportunity and the rise and fall of crocodylomorph evolutionary innovation
Understanding the origin, expansion and loss of biodiversity is fundamental to evolutionary
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
biology. The approximately 26 living species of crocodylomorphs (crocodiles, caimans …
Ecomorphological diversification of squamates in the Cretaceous
JA Herrera-Flores, TL Stubbs… - Royal Society Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Squamates (lizards and snakes) are highly successful modern vertebrates, with over 10 000
species. Squamates have a long history, dating back to at least 240 million years ago (Ma) …
species. Squamates have a long history, dating back to at least 240 million years ago (Ma) …
[HTML][HTML] High phenotypic plasticity at the dawn of the eosauropterygian radiation
The initial radiation of Eosauropterygia during the Triassic biotic recovery represents a key
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
event in the dominance of reptiles secondarily adapted to marine environments. Recent …
Convergence and constraint in the cranial evolution of mosasaurid reptiles and early cetaceans
The repeated return of tetrapods to aquatic life provides some of the best-known examples
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
of convergent evolution. One comparison that has received relatively little focus is that of …
First filter feeding in the Early Triassic: cranial morphological convergence between Hupehsuchus and baleen whales
Modern baleen whales are unique as large-sized filter feeders, but their roles were
replicated much earlier by diverse marine reptiles of the Mesozoic. Here, we investigate …
replicated much earlier by diverse marine reptiles of the Mesozoic. Here, we investigate …
Dietary niche partitioning in Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs from Strawberry Bank
S Jamison‐Todd, BC Moon, AJ Rowe… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Jurassic ichthyosaurs dominated upper trophic levels of marine ecosystems. Many species
coexisted alongside each another, and it is uncertain whether they competed for the same …
coexisted alongside each another, and it is uncertain whether they competed for the same …
Top of the food chains: an ecological network of the marine Paja Formation biota from the Early Cretaceous of Colombia reveals the highest trophic levels ever …
D Cortés, HCE Larsson - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Mesozoic Marine Revolution restructured the world's ocean biodiversity into the
complex marine ecosystems of today. This revolution began during the Triassic but the …
complex marine ecosystems of today. This revolution began during the Triassic but the …
[HTML][HTML] Ecospace occupancy and disparity in Pleistocene large carnivorans of Europe and implications for hominin dispersal and ecological role
A Iannucci - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of large mammal faunas during the Pleistocene of Europe has been widely
investigated using taxonomical and/or ecological-functional categories, with special …
investigated using taxonomical and/or ecological-functional categories, with special …