The Origin and Early Evolution of Sauria: Reassessing the Permian Saurian Fossil Record and the Timing of the Crocodile-Lizard Divergence

Martín D. Ezcurra; Torsten M. Scheyer; Richard J. Butler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0089165

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The Origin and Early Evolution of Sauria: Reassessing the Permian Saurian Fossil Record and the Timing of the Crocodile-Lizard Divergence

Martín D. Ezcurra ,

* E-mail: martindezcurra@yahoo.com.ar

Affiliations School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Torsten M. Scheyer,

Affiliation Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Richard J. Butler

Affiliations School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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The Origin and Early Evolution of Sauria: Reassessing the Permian Saurian Fossil Record and the Timing of the Crocodile-Lizard Divergence

Martín D. Ezcurra,
Torsten M. Scheyer,
Richard J. Butler

Published: February 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089165

About the Authors

Martín D. Ezcurra

* E-mail: martindezcurra@yahoo.com.ar

Affiliations School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany

Torsten M. Scheyer

Affiliation Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Richard J. Butler

Competing Interests

Richard Butler is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDE RJB TMS. Performed the experiments: MDE TMS. Analyzed the data: MDE TMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MDE TMS RJB. Wrote the paper: MDE RJB TMS.

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