A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa
Abstract The upper Stormberg Group (Elliot and Clarens formations) of the main Karoo
Basin is well-known for its fossil vertebrate fauna, comprising early branching members of …
Basin is well-known for its fossil vertebrate fauna, comprising early branching members of …
[HTML][HTML] A giant dinosaur from the earliest Jurassic of South Africa and the transition to quadrupedality in early sauropodomorphs
Sauropod dinosaurs were dominant, bulk-browsing herbivores for 130 million years of the
Mesozoic, attaining gigantic body masses in excess of 60 metric tons [1, 2]. A columnar …
Mesozoic, attaining gigantic body masses in excess of 60 metric tons [1, 2]. A columnar …
[图书][B] The rise of reptiles: 320 million years of evolution
HD Sues - 2019 - books.google.com
The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles. Over 300 million years ago, an early
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …
Mass extinctions drove increased global faunal cosmopolitanism on the supercontinent Pangaea
Mass extinctions have profoundly impacted the evolution of life through not only reducing
taxonomic diversity but also reshaping ecosystems and biogeographic patterns. In …
taxonomic diversity but also reshaping ecosystems and biogeographic patterns. In …
[图书][B] Phylonyms: a companion to the PhyloCode
K de Queiroz, P Cantino, J Gauthier - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Phylonyms is an implementation of PhyloCode, which is a set of principles, rules, and
recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature. Nearly 300 clades-lineages of …
recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature. Nearly 300 clades-lineages of …
Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs from South America: The origin and diversification of dinosaur dominated herbivorous faunas
Sauropodomorpha is the first major dinosaurian group that radiated during the Triassic.
During this time the group underwent major changes in body plan, including the acquisition …
During this time the group underwent major changes in body plan, including the acquisition …
Osteology of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Jaklapallisaurus asymmetricus from the Late Triassic of central India
The Gondwana formations exposed in the Pranhita‐Godavari Valley of central India include
Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic continental deposits that provide essential information …
Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic continental deposits that provide essential information …
[PDF][PDF] The sauropodomorph biostratigraphy of the Elliot Formation of southern Africa: Tracking the evolution of Sauropodomorpha across the Triassic–Jurassic …
The latest Triassic is notable for coinciding with the dramatic decline of many previously
dominant groups, followed by the rapid radiation of Dinosauria in the Early Jurassic. Among …
dominant groups, followed by the rapid radiation of Dinosauria in the Early Jurassic. Among …
A new basal sauropod from the pre-Toarcian Jurassic of South Africa: evidence of niche-partitioning at the sauropodomorph–sauropod boundary?
The early evolution of sauropod dinosaurs remains poorly understood, with a paucity of
unequivocal sauropod taxa known from the first twenty million years of the Jurassic …
unequivocal sauropod taxa known from the first twenty million years of the Jurassic …
[HTML][HTML] Forelimb muscle and joint actions in Archosauria: insights from Crocodylus johnstoni (Pseudosuchia) and Mussaurus patagonicus (Sauropodomorpha)
Many of the major locomotor transitions during the evolution of Archosauria, the lineage
including crocodiles and birds as well as extinct Dinosauria, were shifts from …
including crocodiles and birds as well as extinct Dinosauria, were shifts from …