Biotic and environmental dynamics through the L ate J urassic–E arly C retaceous transition: evidence for protracted faunal and ecological turnover
The L ate J urassic to E arly C retaceous interval represents a time of environmental
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
upheaval and cataclysmic events, combined with disruptions to terrestrial and marine …
Red Queen: from populations to taxa and communities
Biotic interactions via the struggle for control of energy and the interactive effects of biota
with their physical environment characterize Van Valen's Red Queen (VRQ). Here, we …
with their physical environment characterize Van Valen's Red Queen (VRQ). Here, we …
[KİTAP][B] Pterosaurs: natural history, evolution, anatomy
MP Witton - 2013 - degruyter.com
For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs.
These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian …
These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian …
Evidence for taphonomic size bias in the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian, Alberta), a model Mesozoic terrestrial alluvial‐paralic system
A study of the distribution of dinosaurian body masses in the Dinosaur Park Formation (DPF;
Campanian; southern Alberta), reveals a prominent negative skew; a pattern distinct from …
Campanian; southern Alberta), reveals a prominent negative skew; a pattern distinct from …
Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrates
The fossil record is our only direct means for evaluating shifts in biodiversity through Earth's
history. However, analyses of fossil marine invertebrates have demonstrated that geological …
history. However, analyses of fossil marine invertebrates have demonstrated that geological …
Testing the effect of the rock record on diversity: a multidisciplinary approach to elucidating the generic richness of sauropodomorph dinosaurs through time
The accurate reconstruction of palaeobiodiversity patterns is central to a detailed
understanding of the macroevolutionary history of a group of organisms. However, there is …
understanding of the macroevolutionary history of a group of organisms. However, there is …
[HTML][HTML] Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight and the largest animals to ever
take wing. The pterosaurs persisted for over 150 million years before disappearing at the …
take wing. The pterosaurs persisted for over 150 million years before disappearing at the …
The origins of modern biodiversity on land
MJ Benton - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Comparative studies of large phylogenies of living and extinct groups have shown that most
biodiversity arises from a small number of highly species-rich clades. To understand …
biodiversity arises from a small number of highly species-rich clades. To understand …
Assessing the quality of the fossil record: insights from vertebrates
Assessing the quality of the fossil record is notoriously hard, and many recent attempts have
used sampling proxies that can be questioned. For example, counts of geological formations …
used sampling proxies that can be questioned. For example, counts of geological formations …
Decoupling of morphological disparity and taxic diversity during the adaptive radiation of anomodont therapsids
Adaptive radiations are central to macroevolutionary theory. Whether triggered by
acquisition of new traits or ecological opportunities arising from mass extinctions, it is …
acquisition of new traits or ecological opportunities arising from mass extinctions, it is …