A new phylogeny of ichthyosaurs (Reptilia: Diapsida)

The cranial osteology revealed by three-dimensionally preserved skulls of the Early Triassic ichthyosauriform Chaohusaurus chaoxianensis (Reptilia: Ichthyosauromorpha) from Anhui, China

(2017) Min Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Bayesian methods outperform parsimony but at the expense of precision in the estimation of phylogeny from discrete morphological data

(2016) Joseph E. O'Reilly et al.   Biology Letters

Trophic niche ontogeny and palaeoecology of early ToarcianStenopterygius(Reptilia: Ichthyosauria)

(2016) Daniel G. Dick et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

Extinction of fish-shaped marine reptiles associated with reduced evolutionary rates and global environmental volatility

(2016) Valentin Fischer et al.   Nature Communications

A large aberrant stem ichthyosauriform indicating early rise and demise of ichthyosauromorphs in the wake of the end-Permian extinction

(2016) Da-Yong Jiang et al.   Scientific Reports

The evolution and extinction of the ichthyosaurs from the perspective of quantitative ecospace modelling

(2015) Daniel G. Dick et al.   Biology Letters

Phylogeny of the Ichthyopterygia incorporating recent discoveries from South China

(2015) Cheng Ji et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

The skull and endocranium of a Lower Jurassic ichthyosaur based on digital reconstructions

(2015) Ryan D. Marek et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

The fossil record of ichthyosaurs, completeness metrics and sampling biases

(2015) Terri J. Cleary et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies

(2014) Alexandros Stamatakis   BIOINFORMATICS

Mesozoic marine reptile palaeobiogeography in response to drifting plates

(2014) N. Bardet et al.   GONDWANA RESEARCH

A basal ichthyosauriform with a short snout from the Lower Triassic of China

(2014) Ryosuke Motani et al.   NATURE

High Diversity in Cretaceous Ichthyosaurs from Europe Prior to Their Extinction

(2014) Valentin Fischer et al.   PLoS One

Terrestrial Origin of Viviparity in Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Indicated by Early Triassic Embryonic Fossils

(2014) Ryosuke Motani et al.   PLoS One

A Carapace-Like Bony ‘Body Tube’ in an Early Triassic Marine Reptile and the Onset of Marine Tetrapod Predation

(2014) Xiao-hong Chen et al.   PLoS One

The Enigmatic Marine Reptile Nanchangosaurus from the Lower Triassic of Hubei, China and the Phylogenetic Affinities of Hupehsuchia

(2014) Xiao-hong Chen et al.   PLoS One

A New Upper Jurassic Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Slottsmøya Member, Agardhfjellet Formation of Central Spitsbergen

(2014) Aubrey Jane Roberts et al.   PLoS One

Bayesian Analysis Using a Simple Likelihood Model Outperforms Parsimony for Estimation of Phylogeny from Discrete Morphological Data

(2014) April M. Wright et al.   PLoS One

Concatabominations: Identifying Unstable Taxa in Morphological Phylogenetics using a Heuristic Extension to Safe Taxonomic Reduction

(2014) Karen Siu-Ting et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

SimbirskiasaurusandPervushovisaurusreassessed: implications for the taxonomy and cranial osteology of Cretaceous platypterygiine ichthyosaurs

(2014) Valentin Fischer et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate phylogenetic origins for Cretaceous ichthyosaurs

(2013) V. Fischer et al.   Biology Letters

Exceptional vertebrate biotas from the Triassic of China, and the expansion of marine ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction

(2013) Michael J. Benton et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

A new Lower Cretaceous ichthyosaur from Russia reveals skull shape conservatism within Ophthalmosaurinae

(2013) VALENTIN FISCHER et al.   GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE

In utero foetal remains of the Cretaceous ichthyosaurian Platypterygius: ontogenetic implications for character state efficacy

(2013) BENJAMIN P. KEAR et al.   GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE

A Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) ophthalmosaurid (Reptilia, Ichthyosauria) from the Tuxedni Formation, Alaska and the early diversification of the clade

(2013) PATRICK S. DRUCKENMILLER et al.   GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE

Reinterpretation of the cranial morphology ofUtatsusaurus hataii(Ichthyopterygia) (Osawa Formation, Lower Triassic, Miyagi, Japan) and its systematic implications

(2013) Robin S. Cuthbertson et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Cranial morphology and relationships of a new grippidian (Ichthyopterygia) from the Vega-Phroso Siltstone Member (Lower Triassic) of British Columbia, Canada

(2013) Robin S. Cuthbertson et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

A new juvenile specimen of Guanlingsaurus (Ichthyosauria, Shastasauridae) from the Upper Triassic of southwestern China

(2013) Cheng Ji et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Absence of Suction Feeding Ichthyosaurs and Its Implications for Triassic Mesopelagic Paleoecology

(2013) Ryosuke Motani et al.   PLoS One

Macropredatory ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic and the origin of modern trophic networks

(2013) Nadia B. Fröbisch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A longirostrineTemnodontosaurus(Ichthyosauria) with comments on Early Jurassic ichthyosaur niche partitioning and disparity

(2012) JEREMY E. MARTIN et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

New Ophthalmosaurid Ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous Demonstrate Extensive Ichthyosaur Survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous Boundary

(2012) Valentin Fischer et al.   PLoS One

First Diagnostic Marine Reptile Remains from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic): A New Ichthyosaur from Southwestern Germany

(2012) Erin E. Maxwell et al.   PLoS One

Dendroscope 3: An Interactive Tool for Rooted Phylogenetic Trees and Networks

(2012) Daniel H. Huson et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

(2012) Fredrik Ronquist et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Pruning Rogue Taxa Improves Phylogenetic Accuracy: An Efficient Algorithm and Webservice

(2012) Andre J. Aberer et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Problematic character coding methods in morphology and their effects

(2011) MARTIN D. BRAZEAU   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Misleading results of likelihood-based phylogenetic analyses in the presence of missing data

(2011) Mark P. Simmons   CLADISTICS

A new Barremian (Early Cretaceous) ichthyosaur from western Russia

(2011) Valentin Fischer et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Short-Snouted Toothless Ichthyosaur from China Suggests Late Triassic Diversification of Suction Feeding Ichthyosaurs

(2011) P. Martin Sander et al.   PLoS One

Resetting the evolution of marine reptiles at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary

(2011) P. M. Thorne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Missing Data in Phylogenetic Analysis: Reconciling Results from Simulations and Empirical Data

(2011) John J. Wiens et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

A new Lower Cretaceous (lower Albian) ichthyosaur genus from the Clearwater Formation, Alberta, Canada

(2010) Patrick S. Druckenmiller et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES

Choosing among Partition Models in Bayesian Phylogenetics

(2010) Y. Fan et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Completeness metrics and the quality of the sauropodomorph fossil record through geological and historical time

(2010) Philip D. Mannion et al.   PALEOBIOLOGY

Improving Marginal Likelihood Estimation for Bayesian Phylogenetic Model Selection

(2010) Wangang Xie et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

The impact of missing data on real morphological phylogenies: influence of the number and distribution of missing entries

(2009) Francisco J. Prevosti et al.   CLADISTICS

Unstable taxa in cladistic analysis: identification and the assessment of relevant characters

(2009) Diego Pol et al.   CLADISTICS

TNT, a free program for phylogenetic analysis

(2008) Pablo A. Goloboff et al.   CLADISTICS