Members of the aquatic clade of reptiles Sauropterygia quickly evolved and diversified
during the Triassic, acquiring different lifestyles and trophic roles with a cosmopolitan …

The Triassic eastern Tethyan faunas have continued to yield numerous specimens of marine
reptile taxa in recent years. Nevertheless, compared with other sauropterygian clades, the …

Abstract Background Placodontia is a Triassic sauropterygian reptile group characterized by
flat and enlarged crushing teeth adapted to a durophagous diet. The enigmatic placodont …

In the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic mass extinction event, several reptile lineages
radiated to form major components of marine faunas during the entire Mesozoic. The Lower …

New placodont remains from the Triassic of Hungary are described here. They come from
two different tectonic units: the Transdanubian Range Unit representing Alpine type …

Placodonts are a group of turtle‐like animals, including placochelyids that are restricted
entirely to the Triassic Tethyan realm. Their fossil remains are rare compared with other …

This study presents new palynological and sedimentological data concerning the Upper
Triassic outcrop El Atance (Guadalajara province, Spain). This fossil site has provided a …

Schildkröten haben einen schützenden Körperpanzer entwickelt (Abb. 1), wodurch sich ihre
gesamte Körperkonstruktion–vom Kopf bis zum Schwanz–von der anderer Wirbeltiere …

Most meso-and megapredatory niches across Mesozoic marine ecosystems were gradually
occupied by the secondarily aquatic Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Although their …

The Iberian fossil record of placodonts, a group of Triassic marine reptiles with specialized
crushing trophic adaptations, is mostly based on scarce isolated remains and therefore …