The evolution and development of the archosaurian head and the origin of the bird skull

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.

Links & Downloads

1. Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan Singh. 2014. The evolution and development of the archosaurian head and the origin of the bird skull. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.
2. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11667
3. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274632

Tags

Evolution & development

Paleontology

Biology

Archosauria

Beak

Craniofacial

Cranium

Crocodylia

Heterochrony

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:harvard.edu/oai:dash.harvard.edu:1/12274632
Date	January 2014
Creators	Bhullar, Bhart-Anjan Singh
Contributors	Abzhanov, Arkhat
Publisher	Harvard University
Source Sets	Harvard University
Language	en_US
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis or Dissertation
Rights	closed access