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Ontogenetic variation in the skull of Stenopterygius quadriscissus with an emphasis on prenatal development by Miedema, Feiko, Maxwell, Erin E.

“…The availability of a large sample size from a range of ontogenetic stages makes Stenopterygius quadriscissus a good model to study ontogenetic variation in a…”
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Exceptional preservation reveals gastrointestinal anatomy and evolution in early actinopterygian fishes by Argyriou, Thodoris, Clauss, Marcus, Maxwell, Erin E., Furrer, Heinz, Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.

“…Current knowledge about the evolutionary morphology of the vertebrate gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is hindered by the low preservation potential of soft…”
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A Review of the Paleobiology of Some Neogene Sharks and the Fossil Records of Extant Shark Species by Höltke, Olaf, Maxwell, Erin E, Rasser, Michael W

“…In recent years, new findings and new methods (stable isotopes of oxygen, zinc, and nitrogen; 2D and 3D modeling; and geometric morphometric analyses of the…”
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Pathological survey on Temnodontosaurus from the Early Jurassic of southern Germany by Pardo-Pérez, Judith M, Kear, Benjamin P, Mallison, Heinrich, Gómez, Marcelo, Moroni, Manuel, Maxwell, Erin E

“…Paleopathologies document skeletal damage in extinct organisms and can be used to infer the causes of injury, as well as aspects of related biology, ecology…”
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A New Large †Pachycormiform (Teleosteomorpha: †Pachycormiformes) from the Lower Jurassic of Germany, with Affinities to the Suspension-Feeding Clade, and Comments on the Gastrointestinal Anatomy of Pachycormid Fishes by Cooper, Samuel L. A, Giles, Sam, Young, Holly, Maxwell, Erin E

“…Pachycormiformes is a diverse clade of stem-teleost actinopterygian fishes with a stratigraphic range from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) to Upper Cretaceous…”
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Oldest record of Machimosaurini (Thalattosuchia, Teleosauroidea): teeth and scavenging traces from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) of Switzerland by Scheyer, Torsten M, Johnson, Michela M, Bastiaans, Dylan, Miedema, Feiko, Maxwell, Erin E, Klug, Christian

“…The Jurassic period was a time of major diversification for Mesozoic marine reptiles, including Ichthyosauria, Plesiosauria and thalattosuchian…”
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First diagnostic marine reptile remains from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic): a new ichthyosaur from southwestern Germany by Maxwell, Erin E, Fernández, Marta S, Schoch, Rainer R

“…The Middle Jurassic was a critical time in the evolutionary history of ichthyosaurs. During this time interval, the diverse, well-studied faunas of the Lower…”
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OF HIS BONES ARE CRINOID MADE: TAPHONOMY AND DEADFALL ECOLOGY OF MARINE REPTILES FROM A PELAGIC SETTING (MIDDLE-UPPER JURASSIC OF NORTHEASTERN ITALY) by SERAFINI, GIOVANNI, DANISE, SILVIA, E. MAXWELL, ERIN, MARTIRE, LUCA, AMALFITANO, JACOPO, COBIANCHI, MIRIAM, THUN HOHENSTEIN, URSULA, GIUSBERTI, LUCA

“…Modern cetaceans are considered the best anatomical and ecological analogue for many Mesozoic secondary aquatic reptiles. Such similarities extend also after…”
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A new species of the deep-bodied actinopterygian Dapedium from the Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) of southwestern Germany by Maxwell, Erin E, López-Arbarello, Adriana

“…is one of the most abundant and diverse genera of ganoid fishes from the Early Jurassic fossil lagerstätte of Europe. In spite of its abundance, however, its…”
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Ontogenetic variation in the cranium of Mixosaurus cornalianus, with implications for the evolution of ichthyosaurian cranial development by Miedema, Feiko, Bindellini, Gabriele, Dal Sasso, Cristiano, Scheyer, Torsten M., Maxwell, Erin E.

“…Relatively complete ontogenetic series are comparatively rare in the vertebrate fossil record. This can create biases in our understanding of morphology and…”
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Ontogenetic Tooth Reduction in Stenopterygius quadriscissus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria): Negative Allometry, Changes in Growth Rate, and Early Senescence of the Dental Lamina by Dick, Daniel G, Maxwell, Erin E

“…We explore the functional, developmental, and evolutionary processes which are argued to produce tooth reduction in the extinct marine reptile Stenopterygius…”
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A large new Middle Jurassic ichthyosaur shows the importance of body size evolution in the origin of the Ophthalmosauria by Miedema, Feiko, Bastiaans, Dylan, Scheyer, Torsten M, Klug, Christian, Maxwell, Erin E

“…The Middle Jurassic is an important time period for the evolutionary history of marine reptiles as it represented a transitional phase for many clades…”
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Evaluating the Existence of Vertebrate Deadfall Communities from the Early Jurassic Posidonienschiefer Formation by Maxwell, Erin E., Cooper, Samuel L. A., Mujal, Eudald, Miedema, Feiko, Serafini, Giovanni, Schweigert, Günter

“…Large vertebrate carcasses contain significant amounts of nutrients that upon death are transferred from the water column to the benthos, enriching the…”
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Comparative ossification and development of the skull in palaeognathous birds (Aves: Palaeognathae) by MAXWELL, ERIN E.

“…Ratites and tinamous are a morphologically diverse group of flightless and weakly flighted birds. As one of the most basal clades of extant birds, they are…”
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Heads or tails first? Evolution of fetal orientation in ichthyosaurs, with a scrutiny of the prevailing hypothesis by Miedema, Feiko, Klein, Nicole, Blackburn, Daniel G, Sander, P Martin, Maxwell, Erin E, Griebeler, Eva M, Scheyer, Torsten M

“…According to a longstanding paradigm, aquatic amniotes, including the Mesozoic marine reptile group Ichthyopterygia, give birth tail-first because head-first…”
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Triassic ichthyopterygian assemblages of the Svalbard archipelago: a reassessment of taxonomy and distribution by Maxwell, Erin E., Kear, Benjamin P.

“…Ichthyopterygians were amongst the most specialised lineages of secondarily aquatic amniotes; however, their origin and initial radiation remain obscure. The…”
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Swiss ichthyosaurs: a review by Klug, Christian, Sivgin, Timur, Miedema, Feiko, Scheffold, Beat, Reisdorf, Achim G., Stössel, Iwan, Maxwell, Erin E., Scheyer, Torsten M.

“…Switzerland is an ichthyosaur country: it has a rich record of marine reptile fossils, particularly the fish-shaped ichthyosaurs, and the according research…”
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Comparative embryonic development of the skeleton of the domestic turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo) and other galliform birds by Maxwell, Erin E.

“…Ossification sequences are poorly known for birds in general, even for common domestic and experimental species. Such sequences constitute a rich source of…”
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The Structure and Phylogenetic Distribution of Amniote Plicidentine by Maxwell, Erin E, Caldwell, Michael w, Lamoureux, Denis O

“…Plicidentine, infolded dentine around the pulp cavity at the base of a tooth, has been histologically characterized in sarcopterygians, basal tetrapods, and…”
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Palaeoepidemiology in extinct vertebrate populations: factors influencing skeletal health in Jurassic marine reptiles by Pardo-Pérez, Judith M, Kear, Benjamin, Maxwell, Erin E

“…Palaeoepidemiological studies related to palaeoecology are rare, but have the potential to provide information regarding ecosystem-level characteristics by…”
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