Abstract The Early Jurassic Jenkyns Event (∼ 183 Ma) was characterized in terrestrial
environments by global warming, perturbation of the carbon cycle, enhanced weathering …

Dinosaur fossils are commonly found in Brazilian Mesozoic strata, with teeth being
frequently found in Cretaceous outcrops. Many studies have been made with the aim of …

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 …

Sauropods, the giant long-necked dinosaurs, became the dominant group of large
herbivores in terrestrial ecosystems after multiple related lineages became extinct towards …

Summary The importance of adaptation [1–4] versus organizational constraints [5–7] in
sha** common macroevolutionary trends remains unclear [8]. The fossil record is key to …

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 …

The extent to which evolution is deterministic is a key question in biology, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9 with intensive debate on how adaptation 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and constraints 14, 15, 16 might …

Sauropodomorph dinosaurs were the dominant medium to large-sized herbivores of most
Mesozoic continental ecosystems, being characterized by their long necks and reaching a …

Abstract During the Mesozoic, Crocodylomorpha had a much higher taxonomic and
morphological diversity than today. Members of one particularly successful clade …

Abstract The Triassic (252–201 Ma) marks a major punctuation in Earth history, when
ecosystems rebuilt themselves following the devastating Permian-Triassic mass extinction …