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Origin of the Lateral Wall of the Mammalian Skull: Fossils, Monotremes and Therians Revisited

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To interpret the fundamental differences in the structure and origin of the braincase sidewalls of monotremes, multituberculates, and therians, we examined MicroCT scans of a mammaliaform, Morganucodon; two non-mammalian cynodonts, Massetognathus and Prob...

Origin and relationships of the Ictidosauria to non-mammalian cynodonts and mammals

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Ictidosaurian genera are allocated to two families, Tritheledontidae and Therioherpetidae. This paper provides a diagnosis for Ictidosauria. The previously named family Brasilodontidae is shown to be a junior synonym of a family, Therioherpetidae. It is...

Evolution of the mammalian fauces region and the origin of suckling

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Suckling in therian mammals requires synchronous activity in the tensor veli palatini, palatoglossus, mylohyoideus and intrinsic tongue muscles that close the fauces. These muscles draw the dorsal surface of the tongue against a tensed soft palate to form...

Respiratory Turbinates and the Evolution of Endothermy in Extant Mammals and Birds

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Rolling of the jaw is essential for mammalian chewing and tribosphenic molar function

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Over the past two centuries, mammalian chewing and related anatomical features have been among the most discussed of all vertebrate evolutionary innovations(1-3). Chief among these features are two characters: the dentary-only mandible, and the...

Origin of Suckling in Therian Mammals

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Metabolic and Environmental Factors Shaping the Morphology of Respiratory Turbinates in Mammals and Archosaurs

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Reply to: Jaw roll and jaw yaw in early mammals

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The origin of chewing in mammals required rolling of the jaw and involved broad continuity in molar form and function

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The southern African Liassic prosauropod Massospondylus discovered in North America

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Regulation of respiratory airflow during panting and feeding in the dog

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Cineradiographic study of the movement patterns of oropharyngeal and laryngeal structures during breathing and panting in dogs, correlated with recordings of expiratory and inspiratory airflow patterns (via thermocouples) at the nose and mouth show that...

A juvenile propainognathid cynodont skull from Ischigualasto formation and the origin of mammals

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