A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus
The Triassic fossil record is biased towards large species, obscuring the anatomical diversity of small species. Here, the authors describe a new species, Colobops noviportensis, based on a 2.5 cm-long skull with proportionally large attachments for jaw muscles, expanding the known diversity of earl...
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doaj-b1edd3a72b294d7e88edb09006e67a422021-05-11T10:08:56ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-03-019111010.1038/s41467-018-03508-1A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatusAdam C. Pritchard0Jacques A. Gauthier1Michael Hanson2Gabriel S. Bever3Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar4Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale UniversityDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale UniversityDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale UniversityCenter for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale UniversityThe Triassic fossil record is biased towards large species, obscuring the anatomical diversity of small species. Here, the authors describe a new species, Colobops noviportensis, based on a 2.5 cm-long skull with proportionally large attachments for jaw muscles, expanding the known diversity of early diapsids.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03508-1 |
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Adam C. Pritchard Jacques A. Gauthier Michael Hanson Gabriel S. Bever Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus Nature Communications |
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Adam C. Pritchard Jacques A. Gauthier Michael Hanson Gabriel S. Bever Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar |
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A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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A tiny Triassic saurian from Connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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tiny triassic saurian from connecticut and the early evolution of the diapsid feeding apparatus |
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The Triassic fossil record is biased towards large species, obscuring the anatomical diversity of small species. Here, the authors describe a new species, Colobops noviportensis, based on a 2.5 cm-long skull with proportionally large attachments for jaw muscles, expanding the known diversity of early diapsids. |
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