Reconstructing the diversity of early terrestrial herbivorous tetrapods by Pearson, MR, Benson, R, Upchurch, P, Fröbisch, J, Kammerer, C

“…Terrestrial herbivorous tetrapods first appear in the fossil record during the Late Carboniferous (306.5. …”

New light on the earliest known tetrapod jaw by Ahlberg, P, Friedman, M, Blom, H

The origin of tetrapod herbivory: effects on local plant diversity by Brocklehurst, N, Kammerer, CF, Benson, RJ

The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution. by Amemiya, C, Alföldi, J, Lee, A, Fan, S, Philippe, H, Maccallum, I, Braasch, I, Manousaki, T, Schneider, I, Rohner, N, Organ, C, Chalopin, D, Smith, J, Robinson, M, Dorrington, R, Gerdol, M, Aken, B, Biscotti, M, Barucca, M, Baurain, D, Berlin, A, Blatch, G, Buonocore, F, Burmester, T, Campbell, MS

“…Through a phylogenomic analysis, we conclude that the lungfish, and not the coelacanth, is the closest living relative of tetrapods. Coelacanth protein-coding genes are significantly more slowly evolving than those of tetrapods, unlike other genomic features. …”

Diversity dynamics of Phanerozoic terrestrial tetrapods at the local-community scale by Close, RA, Benson, RBJ, Alroy, J, Behrensmeyer, AK, Benito, J, Carrano, MT, Clearly, TJ, Dunne, EM, Mannion, PD, Uhen, MD, Butler, RJ

“…Here we document patterns of local richness in Phanerozoic terrestrial tetrapods using a global data set comprising 145,332 taxon occurrences from 27,531 collections. …”

Ever Since Owen: Changing Perspectives on the Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Coates, M, Ruta, M, Friedman, M

“…The traditional notion of a gap between fishes and amphibians has been closed by a wealth of fish-like fossil tetrapods, many discovered since the mid 1980s. This review summarizes these discoveries and explores their significance relative to changing ideas about early tetrapod phylogeny, biogeography, and ecology. …”

In situ observation of compressive deformation of an interconnected network of zinc oxide tetrapods by Veys, E, Makower, L, Williamson, M, Saure, LM, Adelung, R, Schütt, F, Pugno, NM, Marrow, TJ

“…Zinc oxide tetrapods have remarkable functional and mechanical properties with potential applications in different fields including nanoelectronic and optoelectronic sensing, functional composites and coatings, as well as energy harvesting and storage. …”

From tetrapods to primates: conserved developmental mechanisms in diverging ecological adaptations. by Aboitiz, F, Montiel, J

The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation by Roll, U, Feldman, A, Novosolov, M, Allison, A, Bauer, A, Bernard, R, Böhm, M, Castro-Herrera, F, Chirio, L, Collen, B, Colli, G, Dabool, L, Das, I, Doan, T, Grismer, L, Hoogmoed, M, Itescu, Y, Kraus, F, LeBreton, M, Lewin, A, Martins, M, Maza, E, Meirte, D, Nagy, Z, de C. Nogueira, C, Pauwels, O, Pincheira-Donoso, D, Powney, G, Sindaco, R, Tallowin, O, Torres-Carvajal, O, Trape, J, Vidan, E, Uetz, P, Wagner, P, Wang, Y, Orme, C, Grenyer, R, Meiri, S

“…We show that richness patterns of the other three tetrapod classes are good spatial surrogates for species richness of all reptiles combined and of snakes, but characterize diversity patterns of lizards and turtles poorly. …”

Developmental mechanisms of macroevolutionary change in the tetrapod axis: a case study of Sauropterygia by Soul, L, Benson, R

“…Using phylogenetic comparative methods, we demonstrate that somitogenesis and homeotic effects evolved in a co-ordinated way among sauropterygians, contrasting with the wider pattern in tetrapods, in which somitogenetic and homeotic shifts are uncorrelated. …”

Uncovering the diversification history of marine tetrapods: Ecology influences the effect of geological sampling biases by Benson, R, Butler, R

“…In contrast, our view of open ocean tetrapod diversity is strongly distorted by temporal heterogeneity in fossil record sampling, and has little relationship with continental flooding. …”

Allosteric effects in a tetrapodal imidazolium-derived calix[4]arene anion receptor. by Willans, C, Anderson, K, Potts, L, Steed, J

“…A ditopic tetrapodal imidazolium-based 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene host binds anions as 1 : 2 complexes via a range of CH...anion hydrogen bonds. …”

The latitudinal diversity gradient of tetrapods across the Permo-Triassic mass extinction and recovery interval by Allen, BJ, Wignall, PB, Hill, DJ, Saupe, EE, Dunhill, AM

“…We examined terrestrial and marine tetrapod spatial biodiversity patterns using a database of global tetrapod occurrences. …”

A supertree of temnospondyli: cladogenetic patterns in the most species-rich group of early tetrapods. by Ruta, M, Pisani, D, Lloyd, G, Benton, M

“…As the most diverse group of early tetrapods, temnospondyls provide a unique opportunity to investigate cladogenetic patterns among basal limbed vertebrates. …”

Biology, not environment, drives major patterns in maximum tetrapod body size through time. by Sookias, R, Benson, R, Butler, R

“…Abiotic and biological factors have been hypothesized as controlling maximum body size of tetrapods and other animals through geological time. …”

Mechanistic neutral models show that sampling biases drive the apparent explosion of early tetrapod diversity by Close, R

“…Our simulations suggest that apparent increases in early tetrapod diversity were not driven by local endemism following the ‘Carboniferous rainforest collapse’. …”

Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrates. by Benson, R, Butler, R, Lindgren, J, Smith, A

“…Consideration of sampling biases allows re-evaluation of proposed mass extinction events. Marine tetrapod diversity declined during the Carnian or Norian. …”

Sequences, stratigraphy and scenarios: what can we say about the fossil record of the earliest tetrapods? by Friedman, M, Brazeau, MD, Brazeau, MD

“…Past research on the emergence of digit-bearing tetrapods has led to the widely accepted premise that this important evolutionary event occurred during the Late Devonian. …”

Cretaceous tetrapod fossil record sampling and faunal turnover: Implications for biogeography and the rise of modern clades by Benson, R, Mannion, P, Butler, R, Upchurch, P, Goswami, A, Evans, SE

“…However, the absence of strong statistical relationships between tetrapod sampling proxies from different continental areas suggests that there is no unified 'global' sampling signal for terrestrial tetrapods. …”

Evolutionary rates of mid-Permian tetrapods from South Africa and the role of temporal resolution in turnover reconstruction by Day, M, Benson, R, Kammerer, C, Rubidge, B