The relationship between morphometrics and phylogenetic analysis has long been
controversial. Here we propose an approach that is based on map** morphometric traits …

Understanding how and why certain clades diversify greatly in morphology whereas others
do not remains a major theme in evolutionary biology. Projecting families of phylogenies into …

Metriorhynchoid crocodylians represent the pinnacle of marine specialization within
Archosauria. Not only were they a major component of the Middle Jurassic–Early …

Extant and fossil crocodilians have long been divided into taxonomic and/or ecological
groups based on broad patterns of skull shape, particularly the relative length and width of …

Insights into morphological diversification can be obtained from the ways the species of a
clade occupy morphospace. Projecting a phylogeny into morphospace provides estimates of …

Abstract Background Caecilians (Gymnophiona) are the least speciose extant lissamphibian
order, yet living forms capture approximately 250 million years of evolution since their …

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a useful method for understanding form and function.
However, modelling of fossil taxa invariably involves assumptions as a result of preservation …

Although numerous studies have examined morphological diversification during major
radiations of marine taxa, much less attention has been paid to terrestrial radiations. Here …

Although convergence is recognized as a central concept in evolutionary biology, very few
tools are available for the quantitative study of this phenomenon. Moreover, although many …

Theropod dinosaurs, an iconic clade of fossil species including Tyrannosaurus and
Velociraptor, developed a great diversity of body size, skull form and feeding habits over …