Whole‐body endothermy: ancient, homologous and widespread among the ancestors of mammals, birds and crocodylians
The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: the evolution of gigantism
The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
The accuracy and precision of body mass estimation in non‐avian dinosaurs
NE Campione, DC Evans - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inferring the body mass of fossil taxa, such as non‐avian dinosaurs, provides a powerful tool
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …
An early trend towards gigantism in Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs
C Apaldetti, RN Martínez, IA Cerda, D Pol… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Dinosaurs dominated the terrestrial ecosystems for more than 140 Myr during the Mesozoic
era, and among them were sauropodomorphs, the largest land animals recorded in the …
era, and among them were sauropodomorphs, the largest land animals recorded in the …
Osteohistological analyses reveal diverse strategies of theropod dinosaur body-size evolution
TM Cullen, JI Canale, S Apesteguía… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The independent evolution of gigantism among dinosaurs has been a topic of long-standing
interest, but it remains unclear if gigantic theropods, the largest bipeds in the fossil record, all …
interest, but it remains unclear if gigantic theropods, the largest bipeds in the fossil record, all …
[HTML][HTML] A basal lithostrotian titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) with a complete skull: implications for the evolution and paleobiology of Titanosauria
We describe Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov., a titanosaurian sauropod
dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian—Turonian) Lower Member of the Bajo …
dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian—Turonian) Lower Member of the Bajo …
A tiny ornithodiran archosaur from the Triassic of Madagascar and the role of miniaturization in dinosaur and pterosaur ancestry
Early members of the dinosaur–pterosaur clade Ornithodira are very rare in the fossil record,
obscuring our understanding of the origins of this important group. Here, we describe an …
obscuring our understanding of the origins of this important group. Here, we describe an …
Multi-proxy dentition analyses reveal niche partitioning between sympatric herbivorous dinosaurs
Dentitions of the sympatric herbivorous dinosaurs Hungarosaurus (Ankylosauria,
Nodosauridae) and Mochlodon (Ornithopoda, Rhabdodontidae)(Santonian, Hungary) were …
Nodosauridae) and Mochlodon (Ornithopoda, Rhabdodontidae)(Santonian, Hungary) were …
[HTML][HTML] Novel insight into the origin of the growth dynamics of sauropod dinosaurs
Sauropod dinosaurs include the largest terrestrial animals and are considered to have
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …
The complete anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Antetonitrus ingenipes (Sauropodiformes, Dinosauria): implications for the origins of Sauropoda
BW McPhee, AM Yates, JN Choiniere… - Zoological Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We present a comprehensive description and phylogenetic analysis of the important
transitional sauropodomorph Antetonitrus ingenipes. New information sheds light on the …
transitional sauropodomorph Antetonitrus ingenipes. New information sheds light on the …