The evolution and development of the archosaurian head and the origin of the bird skull
Contributors: Abzhanov, Arhat; Lauder, George V.; Hanken, James; Crompton, Alfred W.; Tabin, Clifford; Rowe, Timothy
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Description: Abstract: Archosauria, the "ruling reptiles," characterized along their stem by relatively large, macrocarnivorous animals, are today represented by two enormously successful but divergent extant clades: Aves, the birds, and Crocodylia, the crocodiles and alligators. This thesis seeks to characterize major transformations in the cranial region of archosaurs, a prominent theme in their evolution.
Notes: Keywords: Archosauria, Beak, Craniofacial, Cranium, Crocodylia, Heterochrony.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2014