The evolution of avian cranial kinesis

The evolution of the avian skull is marked by radical transformations of the braincase, palate, and snout. Brain size correlated with major evolutionary innovations like cognition, flight, environm…

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Bronzati, M., Langer, M. C., Ezcurra, M. D., Stocker, M. R., & Nesbitt, S. J. (2023). Braincase and neuroanatomy of the lagerpetid Dromomeron gregorii (Archosauria, Pterosauromorpha) with comments on the early evolution of the braincase and associated soft tissues in Avemetatarsalia. The Anatomical Record, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25334

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Bertrand, O.C., Jiménez Lao, M., Shelley, S.L., Wible, J.R., Williamson, T.E., Meng, J. et al. (2023) The virtual brain endocast of Trogosus (Mammalia, Tillodontia) and its relevance in understanding the extinction of archaic placental mammals. Journal of Anatomy, 00, 1–21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13951

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Emily J. Lessner, Corrine Cranor, Rebecca Hunt-Foster & Casey M. Holliday (2023)
Endocranial anatomy of Allosaurus supports neural trends among non-avian theropod dinosaurs.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2236161
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2023.2236161
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2236161

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Emily J. Lessner, Corrine Cranor, Rebecca Hunt-Foster & Casey M. Holliday (2023)
Endocranial anatomy of Allosaurus supports neural trends among non-avian theropod dinosaurs.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2236161
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2023.2236161
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2236161

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Lyras, G.A., Werdelin, L., van der Geer, B.G.M. et al. Fossil brains provide evidence of underwater feeding in early seals. Commun Biol 6, 747 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05135-z

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Amélie Beaudet & Edwin de Jager (2023)

Broca’s area, variation and taxic diversity in early Homo from Koobi Fora (Kenya)

eLife12: RP89054

doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89054.1

https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89054

Broca’s area, variation and taxic diversity in early Homo from Koobi Fora (Kenya)

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Pochat-Cottilloux, Y., Rinder, N., Perrichon, G., Adrien, J., Amiot, R., Hua, S. et al. (2023) The neuroanatomy and pneumaticity of Hamadasuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Peirosauridae) from the Cretaceous of Morocco and its paleoecological significance for altirostral forms. Journal of Anatomy, 00, 1– 20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13887

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de Sousa, A.A., Beaudet, A., Calvey, T. et al. From fossils to mind. Commun Biol 6, 636 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04803-4

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Kayla D. Bazzana-Adams, David C. Evans & Robert R. Reisz (2023)
Neurosensory anatomy and function in Dimetrodon, the first terrestrial apex predator
iScience 106473
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106473
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223005503