The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction
Birds are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, with species inhabiting a wide
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
Feeding height stratification among the herbivorous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada
Background Herbivore coexistence on the Late Cretaceous island continent of Laramidia
has been a topic of great interest, stemming from the paradoxically high diversity and …
has been a topic of great interest, stemming from the paradoxically high diversity and …
Skull ecomorphology of megaherbivorous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada
Megaherbivorous dinosaur coexistence on the Late Cretaceous island continent of
Laramidia has long puzzled researchers, owing to the mystery of how so many large …
Laramidia has long puzzled researchers, owing to the mystery of how so many large …
Skull geometric morphometrics and paleoecology of Santacrucian (late early Miocene; Patagonia) native ungulates (Astrapotheria, Litopterna, and Notoungulata)
Three orders of South American extinct native ungulates are recorded from the Santa Cruz
Formation along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia: Notoungulata (Adinotherium Ameghino …
Formation along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia: Notoungulata (Adinotherium Ameghino …
Dorcatherium naui and pecoran ruminants from the late Middle Miocene Gratkorn locality (Austria)
One of the rare records of a rich ruminant fauna of late Middle Miocene age (Sarmatian
sensu stricto; 12.2–12.0 Ma) was discovered at the Gratkorn locality (Styria, Austria). It …
sensu stricto; 12.2–12.0 Ma) was discovered at the Gratkorn locality (Styria, Austria). It …
Learning to see the wood for the trees: machine learning, decision trees, and the classification of isolated theropod teeth
Taxonomic identification of fossils based on morphometric data traditionally relies on the use
of standard linear models to classify such data. Machine learning and decision trees offer …
of standard linear models to classify such data. Machine learning and decision trees offer …
An ecomorphological approach to the relationship between craniomandibular morphology and diet in sigmodontine rodents from central-eastern Argentina
The key role of the skull in food intake and processing implicates its morphology should be
to some extent adapted to the functional demands present in different diets, while also …
to some extent adapted to the functional demands present in different diets, while also …
Feeding ecology of large browsing and grazing herbivores
Grazers and browsers are adapted to survive and utilize forage in a wide range of different
environments globally. There are major differences in the forage sources they utilize. These …
environments globally. There are major differences in the forage sources they utilize. These …
An ecomorphological approach to craniomandibular integration in neotropical deer
South American cervids have a relatively recent evolutionary history in the Neotropics.
Present taxonomical richness includes six genera and 17 species grouped in at least two …
Present taxonomical richness includes six genera and 17 species grouped in at least two …
Implications of beak morphology for the evolutionary paleoecology of the megaherbivorous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur Park Formation (upper Campanian) of Alberta …
Using the megaherbivorous dinosaur assemblage from the Dinosaur Park Formation as a
model, linear and geometric morphometrics are applied to examine the degree to which …
model, linear and geometric morphometrics are applied to examine the degree to which …