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A new species of longirostrine plioplatecarpine mosasaur (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, with a re-evaluation of the problematic taxon ‘Platecarpus’ ptychodon
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Strong, Catherine R. C., Caldwell, Michael W., Konishi, Takuya, Palci, Alessandro
This is the accepted (i.e., postprint; post-peer review) version of the following article: Strong, C. R. C., Caldwell, M. W., Konishi, T., & Palci, A. (2020). A new species of longirostrine plioplatecarpine mosasaur (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, with a...
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Deconstructing the Gestalt: New concepts and tests of homology, as exemplified by a re-conceptualization of “microstomy” in squamates
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Strong, Catherine R. C., Scherz, Mark D., Caldwell, Michael W.
This is the accepted (i.e., postprint; post-peer review) version of the following article: Strong, C. R. C., Scherz, M. D. & Caldwell, M. W. 2021. Deconstructing the Gestalt: new concepts and tests of homology, as exemplified by a re-conceptualization of “microstomy” in squamates. The Anatomical...
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Spring 2021
Functional morphology is an important tool for paleoecology. However, functional interpretations which are based on tenuous logic without a proper test or which rely on circular reasoning can be problematic. Biomechanical tests can help to provide structured and absolute assessments of...
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Skull Anatomy and Evolution in Scolecophidian Snakes (Squamata: Ophidia), with an Emphasis on the Role of Heterochrony
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Scolecophidians (‘blindsnakes’) form an assemblage of miniaturized and fossorial snakes, comprising three main lineages: Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, and Typhlopoidea. Scolecophidians have long been viewed as diverging basally among snakes, constituting the modern vestige of an ancestrally...