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Osteology of the giant dicynodont from Lisowice

Agnieszka K.

Osteology of the giant dicynodont from Lisowice

The description of the complete skeleton of a dicynodont from Lisowice has enabled a new interpretation of incomplete data on Late Triassic dicynodonts. The application of the chronophyletic approach allowed to distinguish three evolutionary lineages: two Gondwanan and one Laurasian. Ultimately, the process of evolution led to the appearance of large dicynodonts in Europe, which grazed on herbaceous plants, and smaller ones that browsed taller plants, in South America.

Figure: Pelvis and its reconstruction, Lisowicia bojani.

PUBLICATION: Sulej T. 2024. Osteology and relationships of the Late Triassic giant dicynodont Lisowicia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202,1. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae085

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