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Assessment of the role of sutures in a lizard skull: a computer modelling study by Moazen, Mehran, Curtis, Neil, O'Higgins, Paul, Jones, Marc E.H, Evans, Susan E, Fagan, Michael J

“…Uromastyx hardwickii…”
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A sphenodontine (Rhynchocephalia) from the Miocene of New Zealand and palaeobiogeography of the tuatara (Sphenodon) by Jones, Marc E.H, Tennyson, Alan J.D, Worthy, Jennifer P, Evans, Susan E, Worthy, Trevor H

“…ocean rafting from a currently unrecorded and now extinct Miocene population. Although an Early Miocene record does not preclude that possibility, it…”
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A new stem turtle from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland: new insights into the evolution and palaeoecology of basal turtles by Anquetin, Jérémy, Barrett, Paul M, Jones, Marc E.H, Moore-Fay, Scott, Evans, Susan E

“…E. waldmani…”
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Skull shape and feeding strategy in Sphenodon and other Rhynchocephalia (Diapsida: Lepidosauria) by Jones, Marc E.H.

“…The Rhynchocephalia are a group of small diapsid reptiles that were globally distributed during the early Mesozoic. By contrast, the only extant…”
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giant frog with South American affinities from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar by Evans, Susan E, Jones, Marc E.H, Krause, David W

“…Madagascar has a diverse but mainly endemic frog fauna, the biogeographic history of which has generated intense debate, fueled by recent molecular…”
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Shearing Mechanics and the Influence of a Flexible Symphysis During Oral Food Processing in Sphenodon (Lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia) by Jones, Marc E.H., O'higgins, Paul, Fagan, Michael J., Evans, Susan E., Curtis, Neil

“…The New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon, has a specialized feeding system in which the teeth of the lower jaw close between two upper tooth rows before sliding…”
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A juvenile anuran from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Liaoning, China by Wang, Yuan, Jones, Marc E.H., Evans, Susan E.

“…A disarticulated partial skeleton of a juvenile anuran is reported from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Jehol Group, in Liaoning Province, China. The…”
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Clade-wide variation in bite-force performance is determined primarily by size, not ecology by Isip, Justin E, Jones, Marc E H, Cooper, Natalie

“…Performance traits are tightly linked to the fitness of organisms. However, because studies of variation in performance traits generally focus on just one or…”
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Multiple pathways to herbivory underpinned deep divergences in ornithischian evolution by Button, David J., Porro, Laura B., Lautenschlager, Stephan, Jones, Marc E.H., Barrett, Paul M.

“…The extent to which evolution is deterministic is a key question in biology,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 with intensive debate on how adaptation6,10,11,12,13 and…”
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Microchromosome fusions underpin convergent evolution of chameleon karyotypes by Mezzasalma, Marcello, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Guarino, Fabio M, Jones, Marc E H, Loader, Simon P, Odierna, Gaetano, Cooper, Natalie

“…Evolutionary shifts in chromosome compositions (karyotypes) are major drivers of lineage and genomic diversification. Fusion of ancestral chromosomes is one…”
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Reliable quantification of bite-force performance requires use of appropriate biting substrate and standardization of bite out-lever by Lappin, A Kristopher, Jones, Marc E H

“…Bite-force performance is an ecologically important measure of whole-organism performance that shapes dietary breadth and feeding strategies and, in some taxa,…”
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Evolution of cranial shape in a continental-scale evolutionary radiation of Australian lizards by Gray, Jaimi A., Sherratt, Emma, Hutchinson, Mark N., Jones, Marc E. H.

“…A defining character of adaptive radiations is the evolution of a diversity of morphological forms that are associated with the use of different habitats,…”
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The macroevolutionary singularity of snakes by Title, Pascal O, Singhal, Sonal, Grundler, Michael C, Costa, Gabriel C, Pyron, R Alexander, Colston, Timothy J, Grundler, Maggie R, Prates, Ivan, Stepanova, Natasha, Jones, Marc E H, Cavalcanti, Lucas B Q, Colli, Guarino R, Di-Poï, Nicolas, Donnellan, Stephen C, Moritz, Craig, Mesquita, Daniel O, Pianka, Eric R, Smith, Stephen A, Vitt, Laurie J, Rabosky, Daniel L

“…Snakes and lizards (Squamata) represent a third of terrestrial vertebrates and exhibit spectacular innovations in locomotion, feeding, and sensory processing…”
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The northernmost occurrence of non-karaurid salamanders (Lissamphibia, Caudata) in the Mesozoic by Skutschas, Pavel P., Kolchanov, Veniamin V., Averianov, Alexander O., Schellhorn, Rico, Kolosov, Petr N., Jones, Marc E.H., Martin, Thomas

“…Isolated incompete salamander dentaries from the Lower Cretaceous Teete locality in Yakutia (Eastern Siberia, Russia) represent the northernmost occurrence of…”
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Ontogenetic allometry underlies trophic diversity in sea turtles (Chelonioidea) by Chatterji, Ray M., Hipsley, Christy A., Sherratt, Emma, Hutchinson, Mark N., Jones, Marc E. H.

“…Despite only comprising seven species, extant sea turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) display great ecological diversity, with most species inhabiting a…”
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Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity by Guillerme, Thomas, Cooper, Natalie, Brusatte, Stephen L, Davis, Katie E, Jackson, Andrew L, Gerber, Sylvain, Goswami, Anjali, Healy, Kevin, Hopkins, Melanie J, Jones, Marc E H, Lloyd, Graeme T, O'Reilly, Joseph E, Pate, Abi, Puttick, Mark N, Rayfield, Emily J, Saupe, Erin E, Sherratt, Emma, Slater, Graham J, Weisbecker, Vera, Thomas, Gavin H, Donoghue, Philip C J

“…Analyses of morphological disparity have been used to characterize and investigate the evolution of variation in the anatomy, function and ecology of organisms…”
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Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design by Dutel, Hugo, Gröning, Flora, Sharp, Alana C, Watson, Peter J, Herrel, Anthony, Ross, Callum F, Jones, Marc E H, Evans, Susan E, Fagan, Michael J

“…Cranial morphology in lepidosaurs is highly disparate and characterised by the frequent loss or reduction of bony elements. In varanids and geckos, the loss of…”
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Integration of molecules and new fossils supports a Triassic origin for Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, and tuatara) by Jones, Marc E H, Anderson, Cajsa Lisa, Hipsley, Christy A, Müller, Johannes, Evans, Susan E, Schoch, Rainer R

“…Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, tuatara) is a globally distributed and ecologically important group of over 9,000 reptile species. The earliest fossil records…”
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A nearly complete skeleton of a new eusphenodontian from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA, provides insight into the evolution and diversity of Rhynchocephalia (Reptilia: Lepidosauria) by DeMar, David G., Jones, Marc E. H., Carrano, Matthew T.

“…We describe a new, small-bodied rhynchocephalian reptile, Opisthiamimus gregori gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, USA…”
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Tuatara by Jones, Marc E.H., Cree, Alison

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