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 …

Abstract The Massospondylus Assemblage Zone is the youngest tetrapod biozone in the
Karoo Basin (upper Stormberg Group, Karoo Supergroup) and records one of the oldest …

Footprint morphology reflects the anatomy of the trackmaker's foot and is direct evidence for
the animal's behaviour. Consequently, fossil tracks can be used to infer ancient diversity …

ABSTRACT The Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic Stormberg Group, main Karoo Basin, is
notably rich in diverse dinosaur trace fossils, particularly in the Roma Valley of western …

The morphological study of geological hand samples has a wide variety of applications in
the geosciences, which is conventionally accomplished by measuring the distance between …

Abstract The ichnogenus Brasilichnium Leonardi, 1981 is an early mammal track, presently
recognized in several continents, but originally found in the aeolian deposits of Botucatu …

Large-bodied temnospondyl amphibians were the dominant predators in non-marine
aquatic ecosystems from the Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic. In the Permian-aged …

Abstract The Clarens Formation is a widespread aeolianite deposited over southern
Gondwana and represents the final phase of erg evolution in the main Karoo Basin during …

Theropod dinosaurs are considered the main terrestrial carnivores in the Jurassic and
Cretaceous. Their rise to dominance has been linked to, among others, body size changes …

Since their origin, sauropodomorphs have undergone numerous anatomical changes from
small and bipedal early sauropodomorphs towards massive‐bodied and quadrupedal …