Extreme Ontogenetic Changes in a Ceratosaurian Theropod

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.043

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	Extreme Ontogenetic Changes in a Ceratosaurian Theropod
	Wang, S; Stiegler, J; Amiot, R; Wang, X; Du, GH; Clark, JM; Xu, X
	2017
发表期刊	CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN	0960-9822
卷号	27 期号:1 页码:144-148
文章类型	期刊论文
摘要	Ontogenetic variation is documented within many dinosaur species, but extreme ontogenetic changes are rare among dinosaurs, particularly among theropods. Here, we analyze 19 specimens of the Jurassic ceratosaurian theropod Limusaurus inextricabilis, representing six ontogenetic stages based on body size and histological data. Among 78 ontogenetic changes we identify in these specimens, the most unexpected one is the change from fully toothed jaws in the hatchling and juvenile individuals to a completely toothless beaked jaw in the more mature individuals, representing the first fossil record of ontogenetic edentulism among the jawed vertebrates. Jaw morphological data, including those derived from Mi-CT and SR-mu CT scanning of Limusaurus specimens, reveal dental alveolar vestiges and indicate that ontogenetic tooth loss in Limusaurus is a gradual, complex process. Our discovery has significant implications for understanding the evolution of the beak, an important feeding structure present in several tetrapod clades, including modern birds. This radical morphological change suggests a dietary shift, probably from omnivory for juvenile Limusaurus to herbivory for adult Limusaurus, which is also supported by additional evidence from gastroliths and stable isotopes. Incorporating new ontogenetic information from Limusaurus into phylogenetic analyses demonstrates surprisingly little effect on its placement when data from different stages are used exclusively, in contrast to previous analyses of tyrannosaurids, but produces subtle differences extending beyond the placement of Limusaurus.
DOI	10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.043
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000391902500033
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.sinap.ac.cn/handle/331007/27321
专题	中科院上海应用物理研究所2011-2018年
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, S,Stiegler, J,Amiot, R,et al. Extreme Ontogenetic Changes in a Ceratosaurian Theropod[J]. CURRENT BIOLOGY,2017,27(1):144-148.
APA	Wang, S.,Stiegler, J.,Amiot, R.,Wang, X.,Du, GH.,...&Xu, X.(2017).Extreme Ontogenetic Changes in a Ceratosaurian Theropod.CURRENT BIOLOGY,27(1),144-148.
MLA	Wang, S,et al."Extreme Ontogenetic Changes in a Ceratosaurian Theropod".CURRENT BIOLOGY 27.1(2017):144-148.

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