Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods by Megan R. Whitney, Benjamin K. A. Otoo, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Stephanie E. Pierce

“…Osteohistology from a growth series of Whatcheeria, an Early Carboniferous stem tetrapod, indicates rapid juvenile growth dating back to tetrapod origins.…”
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A new Carboniferous edaphosaurid and the origin of herbivory in mammal forerunners by Arjan Mann, Amy C. Henrici, Hans-Dieter Sues, Stephanie E. Pierce

“…Abstract Herbivory evolved independently in several tetrapod lineages during the Late Carboniferous and became more widespread throughout the Permian Period, eventually leading to the basic structure of modern terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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Virtual reconstruction of the endocranial anatomy of the early Jurassic marine crocodylomorph Pelagosaurus typus (Thalattosuchia) by Stephanie E. Pierce, Megan Williams, Roger B.J. Benson

“…Nevertheless, such data have significance for two reasons: (1) thalattosuchians represent an important data point regarding adaptation to marine life in tetrapods; and (2) as early-diverging members of the crocodylian stem-lineage, thalattosuchians provide information on the evolutionary assembly of the brain and other endocranial structures in crocodylomorphs. …”
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Intelligent sampling of high‐dimensional joint mobility space for analysis of articular function by Peter J. Bishop, Robert J. Brocklehurst, Stephanie E. Pierce

“…Results for Dimetrodon shoulder mobility indicate strong coupling between most degrees of freedom across the joint's full range of motion, a stark contrast to the flexible shoulder of most extant tetrapods. APSE provides a time‐efficient means to quantitatively measure articular function and mobility, especially when more degrees of freedom are considered. …”
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