The Phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda)

@article{Carrano2008ThePO,
  title={The Phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda)},
  author={Matthew T. Carrano and Scott D. Sampson},
  journal={Journal of Systematic Palaeontology},
  year={2008},
  volume={6},
  pages={183 - 236}
}
Synopsis Recent discoveries and analyses have drawn increased attention to Ceratosauria, a taxonomically and morphologically diverse group of basal theropods. By the time of its first appearance in the Late Jurassic, the group was probably globally distributed. This pattern eventually gave way to a primarily Gondwanan distribution by the Late Cretaceous. Ceratosaurs are one of several focal groups for studies of Cretaceous palaeobiogeography and their often bizarre morphological developments… Expand
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