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A review of Shamosuchus and Paralligator (Crocodyliformes, Neosuchia) from the Cretaceous of Asia by Turner, Alan H

“…The crocodyliform Shamosuchus is known from numerous Late Cretaceous localities in southern and eastern Mongolia and fragmentary remains from Uzbekistan. Seven…”
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Evolutionary structure and timing of major habitat shifts in Crocodylomorpha by Wilberg, Eric W., Turner, Alan H., Brochu, Christopher A.

“…Extant crocodylomorphs are semiaquatic ambush predators largely restricted to freshwater or estuarine environments, but the group is ancestrally terrestrial…”
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Empirical and Bayesian approaches to fossil-only divergence times: A study across three reptile clades by Turner, Alan H, Pritchard, Adam C, Matzke, Nicholas J

“…Estimating divergence times on phylogenies is critical in paleontological and neontological studies. Chronostratigraphically-constrained fossils are the only…”
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Braincase anatomy of the Paleocene crocodyliform Rhabdognathus revealed through high resolution computed tomography by Erb, Arthur, Turner, Alan H

“…Dyrosaurids were highly specialized, largely marine, relatives of living crocodylians, and one of the few archosaur lineages to survive the K-Pg extinction…”
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Enigmatic dinosaur precursors bridge the gap to the origin of Pterosauria by Ezcurra, Martín D., Nesbitt, Sterling J., Bronzati, Mario, Dalla Vecchia, Fabio Marco, Agnolin, Federico L., Benson, Roger B. J., Brissón Egli, Federico, Cabreira, Sergio F., Evers, Serjoscha W., Gentil, Adriel R., Irmis, Randall B., Martinelli, Agustín G., Novas, Fernando E., Roberto da Silva, Lúcio, Smith, Nathan D., Stocker, Michelle R., Turner, Alan H., Langer, Max C.

“…Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight 1 and comprised one of the main evolutionary radiations in terrestrial ecosystems of the…”
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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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Was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds? Reconciling slow growth in archaeopteryx by Erickson, Gregory M, Rauhut, Oliver W M, Zhou, Zhonghe, Turner, Alan H, Inouye, Brian D, Hu, Dongyu, Norell, Mark A

“…Archaeopteryx is the oldest and most primitive known bird (Avialae). It is believed that the growth and energetic physiology of basalmost birds such as…”
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New material of Beelzebufo, a hyperossified frog (Amphibia: Anura) from the late cretaceous of Madagascar by Evans, Susan E, Groenke, Joseph R, Jones, Marc E H, Turner, Alan H, Krause, David W

“…The extant anuran fauna of Madagascar is exceptionally rich and almost completely endemic. In recent years, many new species have been described and…”
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A cerebellar substrate for cognition evolved multiple times independently in mammals by Smaers, Jeroen B, Turner, Alan H, Gómez-Robles, Aida, Sherwood, Chet C

“…Given that complex behavior evolved multiple times independently in different lineages, a crucial question is whether these independent evolutionary events…”
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Basal Dromaeosaurid and Size Evolution Preceding Avian Flight by Turner, Alan H, Pol, Diego, Clarke, Julia A, Erickson, Gregory M, Norell, Mark A

“…Fossil evidence for changes in dinosaurs near the lineage leading to birds and the origin of flight has been sparse. A dinosaur from Mongolia represents the…”
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Extreme ecosystem instability suppressed tropical dinosaur dominance for 30 million years by Whiteside, Jessica H, Sofie Lindström, Randall B. Irmis, Ian J. Glasspool, Morgan F. Schaller, Maria Dunlavey, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Nathan D. Smith, Alan H. Turner

“…A major unresolved aspect of the rise of dinosaurs is why early dinosaurs and their relatives were rare and species-poor at low paleolatitudes throughout the…”
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Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs by Nesbitt, Sterling J, Smith, Nathan D, Irmis, Randall B, Turner, Alan H, Downs, Alex, Norell, Mark A

“…Characterizing the evolutionary history of early dinosaurs is central to understanding their rise and diversification in the Late Triassic. However, fossils…”
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Reevaluation of the cranial osteology and phylogenetic position of the early crocodyliform Eopneumatosuchus colberti, with an emphasis on its endocranial anatomy by Melstrom, Keegan M., Turner, Alan H., Irmis, Randall B.

“…Eopneumatosuchus colberti Crompton and Smith, 1980, known from a single partial skull, is an enigmatic crocodylomorph from the Lower Jurassic Kayenta…”
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A common mechanism drives the alignment between the micro‐ and macroevolution of primate molars by Mongle, Carrie S., Nesbitt, Allison, Machado, Fabio A., Smaers, Jeroen B., Turner, Alan H., Grine, Frederick E., Uyeda, Josef C.

“…A central challenge for biology is to reveal how different levels of biological variation interact and shape diversity. However, recent experimental studies…”
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Cranial and endocranial anatomy of a three‐dimensionally preserved teleosauroid thalattosuchian skull by Wilberg, Eric W., Beyl, Alexander R., Pierce, Stephanie E., Turner, Alan H.

“…Thalattosuchians represent one of the several independent transitions into the marine realm among crocodylomorphs. The extent of their aquatic adaptations…”
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Brain modularity across the theropod–bird transition: testing the influence of flight on neuroanatomical variation by Balanoff, Amy M., Smaers, Jeroen B., Turner, Alan H.

“…Living birds constitute the only vertebrate group whose brain volume relative to body size approaches the uniquely expanded values expressed by mammals. The…”
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Late Cretaceous bird from Madagascar reveals unique development of beaks by O’Connor, Patrick M., Turner, Alan H., Groenke, Joseph R., Felice, Ryan N., Rogers, Raymond R., Krause, David W., Rahantarisoa, Lydia J.

“…Mesozoic birds display considerable diversity in size, flight adaptations and feather organization 1 – 4 , but exhibit relatively conserved patterns of beak…”
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A new raptorial dinosaur with exceptionally long feathering provides insights into dromaeosaurid flight performance by Han, Gang, Chiappe, Luis M., Ji, Shu-An, Habib, Michael, Turner, Alan H., Chinsamy, Anusuya, Liu, Xueling, Han, Lizhuo

“…Microraptorines are a group of predatory dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs with aerodynamic capacity. These close relatives of birds are essential for testing…”
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The monophyly of Susisuchidae (Crocodyliformes) and its phylogenetic placement in Neosuchia by Turner, Alan H, Pritchard, Adam C

“…Eusuchian crocodyliforms, which include all living crocodylians, have historically been characterized by two anatomical specializations: a ball-in-socket…”
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Extreme Modification of the Tetrapod Forelimb in a Triassic Diapsid Reptile by Pritchard, Adam C., Turner, Alan H., Irmis, Randall B., Nesbitt, Sterling J., Smith, Nathan D.

“…The tetrapod forelimb is one of the most versatile structures in vertebrate evolution, having been co-opted for an enormous array of functions. However, the…”
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