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Inner ear sensory system changes as extinct crocodylomorphs transitioned from land to water by Schwab, Julia A., Young, Mark T., Neenan, James M., Walsh, Stig A., Witmer, Lawrence M., Herrera, Yanina, Allain, Ronan, Brochu, Christopher A., Choiniere, Jonah N., Clark, James M., Dollman, Kathleen N., Etches, Steve, Fritsch, Guido, Gignac, Paul M., Ruebenstahl, Alexander, Sachs, Sven, Turner, Alan H., Vignaud, Patrick, Wilberg, Eric W., Xu, Xing, Zanno, Lindsay E., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…Major evolutionary transitions, in which animals develop new body plans and adapt to dramatically new habitats and lifestyles, have punctuated the history of…”
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Aquatic Habits and Niche Partitioning in the Extraordinarily Long-Necked Triassic Reptile Tanystropheus by Spiekman, Stephan N.F., Neenan, James M., Fraser, Nicholas C., Fernandez, Vincent, Rieppel, Olivier, Nosotti, Stefania, Scheyer, Torsten M.

“…Tanystropheus longobardicus is one of the most remarkable and iconic Triassic reptiles. Mainly known from the Middle Triassic conservation Lagerstätte of Monte…”
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European origin of placodont marine reptiles and the evolution of crushing dentition in Placodontia by Neenan, James M., Klein, Nicole, Scheyer, Torsten M.

“…Sauropterygia was the most successful marine reptile radiation in history, spanning almost the entire Mesozoic and exploiting a wide range of habitats and…”
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A new, exceptionally preserved juvenile specimen of Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi (Diapsida) and implications for Mesozoic marine diapsid phylogeny by Scheyer, Torsten M., Neenan, James M., Bodogan, Timea, Furrer, Heinz, Obrist, Christian, Plamondon, Mathieu

“…Recently it was suggested that the phylogenetic clustering of Mesozoic marine reptile lineages, such as thalattosaurs, the very successful fish-shaped…”
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Bony labyrinth morphology clarifies the origin and evolution of deer by Mennecart, Bastien, DeMiguel, Daniel, Bibi, Faysal, Rössner, Gertrud E., Métais, Grégoire, Neenan, James M., Wang, Shiqi, Schulz, Georg, Müller, Bert, Costeur, Loïc

“…Deer are an iconic group of large mammals that originated in the Early Miocene of Eurasia (ca. 19 Ma). While there is some consensus on key relationships among…”
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Evolution of the Sauropterygian Labyrinth with Increasingly Pelagic Lifestyles by Neenan, James M., Reich, Tobias, Evers, Serjoscha W., Druckenmiller, Patrick S., Voeten, Dennis F.A.E., Choiniere, Jonah N., Barrett, Paul M., Pierce, Stephanie E., Benson, Roger B.J.

“…Sauropterygia, a successful clade of marine reptiles abundant in aquatic ecosystems of the Mesozoic, inhabited nearshore to pelagic habitats over >180 million…”
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Neurovascular anatomy of the protostegid turtle Rhinochelys pulchriceps and comparisons of membranous and endosseous labyrinth shape in an extant turtle by Evers, Serjoscha W, Neenan, James M, Ferreira, Gabriel S, Werneburg, Ingmar, Barrett, Paul M, Benson, Roger B J

“…Abstract Chelonioid turtles are the only surviving group of reptiles that secondarily evolved marine lifestyles during the Mesozoic Early chelonioid evolution…”
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Feeding biomechanics in Acanthostega and across the fish–tetrapod transition by Neenan, James M., Ruta, Marcello, Clack, Jennifer A., Rayfield, Emily J.

“…Acanthostega is one of the earliest and most primitive limbed vertebrates. Its numerous fish-like features indicate a primarily aquatic lifestyle, yet cranial…”
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The braincase, brain and palaeobiology of the basal sauropodomorph dinosaur Thecodontosaurus antiquus by Ballell, Antonio, King, J Logan, Neenan, James M, Rayfield, Emily J, Benton, Michael J

“…Abstract Sauropodomorph dinosaurs underwent drastic changes in their anatomy and ecology throughout their evolution. The Late Triassic Thecodontosaurus…”
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The endocranium and trophic ecology of Velociraptor mongoliensis by King, J. Logan, Sipla, Justin S., Georgi, Justin A., Balanoff, Amy M., Neenan, James M.

“…Neuroanatomical reconstructions of extinct animals have long been recognized as powerful proxies for palaeoecology, yet our understanding of the endocranial…”
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Evolution of vision and hearing modalities in theropod dinosaurs by Choiniere, Jonah N, Neenan, James M, Schmitz, Lars, Ford, David P, Chapelle, Kimberley E J, Balanoff, Amy M, Sipla, Justin S, Georgi, Justin A, Walsh, Stig A, Norell, Mark A, Xu, Xing, Clark, James M, Benson, Roger B J

“…Owls and nightbirds are nocturnal hunters of active prey that combine visual and hearing adaptations to overcome limits on sensory performance in low light…”
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Ontogeny of the Massospondylus labyrinth: implications for locomotory shifts in a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur by Neenan, James M., Chapelle, Kimberley E. J., Fernandez, Vincent, Choiniere, Jonah N., Mannion, Philip

“…Ontogeny is a vital aspect of life history sometimes overlooked in palaeontological studies. However, the changing geometry of anatomical structures during…”
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The cranial anatomy of Chinese placodonts and the phylogeny of Placodontia (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) by Neenan, James M., Li, Chun, Rieppel, Olivier, Scheyer, Torsten M.

“…Placodonts are Triassic marine reptiles that inhabited the eastern and western margins of the Tethys Ocean (modern South China and Europe/Middle East)…”
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The cranial morphology of Tanystropheus hydroides (Tanystropheidae, Archosauromorpha) as revealed by synchrotron microtomography by Spiekman, Stephan N.F, Neenan, James M, Fraser, Nicholas C, Fernandez, Vincent, Rieppel, Olivier, Nosotti, Stefania, Scheyer, Torsten M

“…The postcranial morphology of the extremely long-necked Tanystropheus hydroides is well-known, but observations of skull morphology were previously limited due…”
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis by Klinkhamer, Ada J, Woodley, Nicholas, Neenan, James M, Parr, William C H, Clausen, Philip, Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R, Sansalone, Gabriele, Lister, Adrian M, Wroe, Stephen

“…The largest antlers of any known deer species belonged to the extinct giant deer . It has been argued that their antlers were too large for use in fighting,…”
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Unique method of tooth replacement in durophagous placodont marine reptiles, with new data on the dentition of Chinese taxa by Neenan, James M., Li, Chun, Rieppel, Olivier, Bernardini, Federico, Tuniz, Claudio, Muscio, Giuseppe, Scheyer, Torsten M.

“…The placodonts of the Triassic period (~252–201 mya) represent one of the earliest and most extreme specialisations to a durophagous diet of any known reptile…”
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The Braincase and Inner Ear of Placodus gigas (Sauropterygia, Placodontia)—A New Reconstruction Based on Micro-Computed Tomographic Data by Neenan, James M, Scheyer, Torsten M

“…Placodus gigas is an unarmored placodont marine reptile (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) known from the Middle Triassic of Europe, most commonly found in the shallow…”
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Dentition and feeding in Placodontia: tooth replacement in Henodus chelyops by Pommery, Yannick, Scheyer, Torsten M, Neenan, James M, Reich, Tobias, Fernandez, Vincent, Voeten, Dennis F. A. E, Losko, Adrian S, Werneburg, Ingmar

“…Abstract Background Placodontia is a Triassic sauropterygian reptile group characterized by flat and enlarged crushing teeth adapted to a durophagous diet. The…”
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Tooth occlusal morphology in the durophagous marine reptiles, Placodontia (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) by Crofts, Stephanie B, Neenan, James M, Scheyer, Torsten M, Summers, Adam P

“…Placodontia were a group of marine reptiles that lived in shallow nearshore environments during the Triassic. Based on tooth morphology it has been inferred…”
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Growth patterns and life-history strategies in Placodontia (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) by Klein, Nicole, Neenan, James M., Scheyer, Torsten M., Griebeler, Eva Maria

“…Placodontia is a clade of durophagous, near shore marine reptiles from Triassic sediments of modern-day Europe, Middle East and China. Although much is known…”
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