A bird-like skull in a Triassic diapsid reptile increases heterogeneity of the morphological and phylogenetic radiation of Diapsida

The Triassic Period saw the first appearance of numerous amniote lineages (e.g. Lepidosauria, Archosauria, Mammalia) that defined Mesozoic ecosystems following the end Permian Mass Extinction, as well as the first major morphological diversification of crown-group reptiles. Unfortunately, much of ou...

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Main Authors: Adam C. Pritchard, Sterling J. Nesbitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.170499