Superiority, competition, and opportunism in the evolutionary radiation of dinosaurs.

The rise and diversification of the dinosaurs in the Late Triassic, from 230 to 200 million years ago, is a classic example of an evolutionary radiation with supposed competitive replacement. A comparison of evolutionary rates and morphological disparity of basal dinosaurs and their chief "comp...

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Main Authors: Brusatte, S, Benton, M, Ruta, M, Lloyd, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008