TY  - JOUR
TI  - Integrating developmental biology and the fossil record of reptiles
AU  - Skawiński, Tomasz
AU  - Tałanda, Mateusz
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - Numerous new discoveries and new research techniques have influenced our understanding of reptile development from a palaeontological perspective. They suggest for example that transition from mineralized to leathery eggshells and from oviparity to viviparity appeared much more often in the evolution of reptiles than was previously thought. Most marine reptiles evolved from viviparous terrestrial ancestors and had probably genetic sex determination. Fossil forms often display developmental traits absent or rare among modern ones such as polydactyly, hyperphalangy, the presence of ribcage armour, reduction of head ornamentation during ontogeny, extreme modifications of vertebral count or a wide range of feather-like structures. Thus, they provide an empirical background for many morphogenetic considerations.
PY  - 2014
DO  - 10.1387/ijdb.140322mt
VL  - 58
IS  - 10-11-12
SP  - 949
EP  - 960
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/140322mt
Y2  - 2024/11/05/15:21:47
ER  -