The latitudinal biodiversity gradient through deep time
Today, biodiversity decreases from equatorial to polar regions. This is a fundamental pattern
governing the distribution of extant organisms, the understanding of which is critical to …
governing the distribution of extant organisms, the understanding of which is critical to …
Faunal turnover of marine tetrapods during the J urassic–C retaceous transition
Marine and terrestrial animals show a mosaic of lineage extinctions and diversifications
during the J urassic–C retaceous transition. However, despite its potential importance in …
during the J urassic–C retaceous transition. However, despite its potential importance in …
Rates of dinosaur body mass evolution indicate 170 million years of sustained ecological innovation on the avian stem lineage
Large-scale adaptive radiations might explain the runaway success of a minority of extant
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
vertebrate clades. This hypothesis predicts, among other things, rapid rates of morphological …
Calibrating the zenith of dinosaur diversity in the Campanian of the Western Interior Basin by CA-ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology
The spectacular fossil fauna and flora preserved in the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial strata of
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms
Titanosauriforms represent a diverse and globally distributed clade of neosauropod
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
dinosaurs, but their inter-relationships remain poorly understood. Here we redescribe …
The extinction of the dinosaurs
Non‐avian dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago, geologically coincident with the
impact of a large bolide (comet or asteroid) during an interval of massive volcanic eruptions …
impact of a large bolide (comet or asteroid) during an interval of massive volcanic eruptions …
Across space and time: A review of sampling, preservational, analytical, and anthropogenic biases in fossil data across macroecological scales
Quantitative studies of fossil data have proven critical to a number of major
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
[HTML][HTML] Island life in the Cretaceous-faunal composition, biogeography, evolution, and extinction of land-living vertebrates on the Late Cretaceous European …
Abstract The Late Cretaceous was a time of tremendous global change, as the final stages
of the Age of Dinosaurs were shaped by climate and sea level fluctuations and witness to …
of the Age of Dinosaurs were shaped by climate and sea level fluctuations and witness to …
Taxonomic affinities of the putative titanosaurs from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for eusauropod …
Abstract The Late Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, southeastern Africa, records a
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
rich sauropod fauna, including the diplodocoids Dicraeosaurus and Tornieria, and the …
Postcranial axial skeleton of Europasaurus holgeri (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Germany: implications for sauropod ontogeny and …
Neosauropods are well represented in the Late Jurassic fossil record, both in Laurasia and
Gondwana. Among Macronaria, Europasaurus represents one of the most basal forms of …
Gondwana. Among Macronaria, Europasaurus represents one of the most basal forms of …