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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5363
World Ranking
6186
National Ranking
2098

Best Publications

  • A Basal Dromaeosaurid and Size Evolution Preceding Avian Flight

    Alan H. Turner;Diego Pol;Julia A. Clarke;Julia A. Clarke;Julia A. Clarke;Gregory M. Erickson

  • A review of dromaeosaurid systematics and paravian phylogeny

    Alan H. Turner;Alan H. Turner;Peter J. Makovicky;Mark A. Norell

  • A Late Triassic dinosauromorph assemblage from New Mexico and the rise of dinosaurs.

    Randall B. Irmis;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Kevin Padian;Nathan D. Smith

  • A Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Nathan D. Smith;Nathan D. Smith;Randall B. Irmis;Randall B. Irmis;Alan H. Turner

  • Was Dinosaurian Physiology Inherited by Birds? Reconciling Slow Growth in Archaeopteryx

    Gregory M. Erickson;Gregory M. Erickson;Oliver W. M. Rauhut;Zhonghe Zhou;Alan H. Turner;Alan H. Turner

  • A new dromaeosaurid theropod from ukhaa tolgod (Ömnögov, Mongolia)

    Mark Norell;James Matthew Clark;James Matthew Clark;Alan H Turner;Peter J Makovicky;Peter J Makovicky

  • Hindlimb Osteology and Distribution of Basal Dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Randall B. Irmis;William G. Parker;Nathan D. Smith

  • Osteology and phylogeny of a new species of Araripesuchus (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

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  • Evolutionary structure and timing of major habitat shifts in Crocodylomorpha.

    Eric W. Wilberg;Alan H. Turner;Christopher A. Brochu

  • Morphology of the Late Cretaceous Crocodylomorph Shamosuchus djadochtaensis and a Discussion of Neosuchian Phylogeny as Related to the Origin of Eusuchia

    Diego Pol;Alan H. Turner;Mark A. Norell

  • Craniofacial Morphology of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

    Nathan J. Kley;Joseph J. W. Sertich;Alan H. Turner;David W. Krause

  • Enigmatic dinosaur precursors bridge the gap to the origin of Pterosauria

    Martin Daniel Ezcurra;Martin Daniel Ezcurra;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Mario Bronzati;Fabio Marco Dalla Vecchia

  • Feather Quill Knobs in the Dinosaur Velociraptor

    Alan H. Turner;Peter J. Makovicky;Mark A. Norell

  • Phylogenetic history of Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

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  • Morphology's Role in Phylogeny Reconstruction: Perspectives from Paleontology

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  • A Review of Shamosuchus and Paralligator (Crocodyliformes, Neosuchia) from the Cretaceous of Asia

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  • Extreme ecosystem instability suppressed tropical dinosaur dominance for 30 million years

    Jessica H. Whiteside;Sofie Lindström;Randall B. Irmis;Randall B. Irmis;Ian J. Glasspool;Ian J. Glasspool

  • The Osteology of Balaur bondoc, an Island-Dwelling Dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Romania

    Stephen L. Brusatte;Mátyás Vremir;Zoltán Csiki-Sava;Alan H. Turner

  • A new raptorial dinosaur with exceptionally long feathering provides insights into dromaeosaurid flight performance

    Gang Han;Luis M. Chiappe;Shu-An Ji;Michael Habib

  • Mahajangasuchus insignis (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) Cranial Anatomy And New Data On The Origin Of The Eusuchian-Style Palate

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Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Norell
Mark A. Norell American Museum of Natural History
Sterling J. Nesbitt
Sterling J. Nesbitt Virginia Tech
Randall B. Irmis
Randall B. Irmis University of Utah
Diego Pol
Diego Pol National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Jingmai K. O’Connor
Jingmai K. O’Connor Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xing Xu
Xing Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Julia A. Clarke
Julia A. Clarke The University of Texas at Austin
Luis M. Chiappe
Luis M. Chiappe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Stephen L. Brusatte
Stephen L. Brusatte University of Edinburgh
David W. Krause
David W. Krause Stony Brook University

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