Modularity and heterochrony in the evolution of the ceratopsian dinosaur frill

Abstract The fossil record provides compelling examples of heterochrony at macroevolutionary scales such as the peramorphic giant antlers of the Irish elk. Heterochrony has also been invoked in the evolution of the distinctive cranial frill of ceratopsian dinosaurs such as Triceratops. Although cera...

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Main Authors: Albert Prieto‐Márquez, Joan Garcia‐Porta, Shantanu H. Joshi, Mark A. Norell, Peter J. Makovicky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6361