In: Communications Biology, 2020, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 195
In contrast to the vast majority of reptiles, the skulls of adult crown birds are characterized by a high degree of integration due to bone fusion, e.g., an ontogenetic event generating a net reduction in the number of bones. To understand this process in an evolutionary context, we investigate postnatal ontogenetic changes in the skulls of crown bird and non-avian theropods using anatomical...
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In: Scientific Reports, 2020, vol. 10, p. 5505
The origin of turtles is one of the most long-lasting debates in evolutionary research. During their evolution, a series of modifications changed their relatively kinetic and anapsid skull into an elongated akinetic structure with a unique pulley system redirecting jaw adductor musculature. These modifications were thought to be strongly correlated to functional adaptations, especially to bite...
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In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2018, vol. 38, no. 3, p. e1474886
The internal carotid system has played an important role in the systematics of fossil turtles, including baenids. A new, almost perfectly preserved specimen of Eubaena cephalica provides an opportunity to explore for the first time the cranial circulation and innervation of this taxon using CT (computed tomography) scans. We here document that the skull possesses a well-developed, branching...
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In: Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 2007, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 257-267
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In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 2009, vol. 102, no. 2, p. 307-321
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In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006, vol. 371, no. 2, p. 885-897
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In: Antiquity, 2008, vol. 82, no. 316, p. 462-469
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In: Science, 2009, vol. 326, p. 68-68e7
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In: Senckenbergiana lethaea : wissenschaftliche Mitteilungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 2002, vol. 82, no. 1, p. 207-222
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In: Swiss journal of geosciences, 2009, vol. 102, p. 307-321
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