A Dome-Headed Stem Archosaur Exemplifies Convergence among Dinosaurs and Their Distant Relatives

Similarities in body plan evolution, such as wings in pterosaurs, birds, and bats or limblessness in snakes and amphisbaenians, can be recognized as classical examples of convergence among animals [1–3]. We introduce a new Triassic stem archosaur that is unexpectedly and remarkably convergent with t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2016-10, Vol.26 (19), p.2674-2680
Hauptverfasser:	Stocker, Michelle R., Nesbitt, Sterling J., Criswell, Katharine E., Parker, William G., Witmer, Lawrence M., Rowe, Timothy B., Ridgely, Ryan, Brown, Matthew A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals archosauromorph Biological Evolution computed tomography Dinosaurs - anatomy & histology Fossils - anatomy & histology mass extinction Mesozoic morphology morphospace Phylogeny radiation Reptiles - anatomy & histology Texas Triassic
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