Hans Larsson

Associate Professor,
McGill University

Redpath Museum
E-mail: hans.ce.larsson@mcgill.ca
Institution page




Education

Doctor of Philosophy, June 2000, Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science, November 1994, Evolutionary Biology, McGill University, QC


Research

  • Mesozoic terrestrial palaeoecology: Arctic fieldwork, Palaeobotany
  • Bone microstructure: Bone development
  • Developmental Evolution: Bird fingers, Branchiosaur development, Bird skeletal morphology, Bird tails, Condrichthyan, Embryology
  • Macroevolutionary patterns: Fish fin diversity and disparity, Theropod to bird forearm evolution, Theropod to bird brain evolution, Crocodiles, Cranial kinesis in reptiles

  • QCBS students

    Jose Avila Cervantes

    Postdoctoral fellow
    (Start: 2021)
    On the origin, diversity, and adaptations of Neotropical crocodiles in the Mesoamerican Reef System
    Personal page

    DIRLEY CORTÉS

    Ph.D.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Carlos Jaramillo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    (Start: 2018)
    Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Early Cretaceous marine vertebrates from northern South America

    Alexandre Demers-Potvin

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2020, End: 2024)
    Determining the effects of climate change and environmental change on terrestrial ecosystems in Late Cretaceous Canada using the fossil faunas and floras of Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Link to thesis (pdf)

    Previous students (since 2009)

    Jose Avila Cervantes

    Ph.D.
    Other (co-)supervisor: Dr. Enrique Martinez Meyer, UNAM, Mexico
    (Start: 2013, End: 2019)
    Evolutionary patterns of a widely distributed species: American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)”
    Personal page

    Emily Bamforth

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2008, End: 2013)
    Drivers of Vertebrate Biodiversity in the Latest Cretaceous (65Ma) of Central Canada
    Personal page

    Maria de Boef

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2007, End: 2010)
    Evolution of bone microstructure

    Trina Du

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2011, End: 2013)
    Impacts of phenotypic plasticity on morphological variation and the evolution of tetrapods
    Personal page

    Luke Harrison

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2008, End: 2013)
    Evolutionary rates of molecular and phenotypic data

    Erin Maxwell

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2003, End: 2008)
    Evolution and development of the bird skeleton

    Christine Neidhart

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2015, End: 2018)
    Evolutionary radiation of bony fishes and the Polypterus enigma

    Nadia Stoeker

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2003, End: 2010)
    Paleozoic amphibian skeletal ossification

    Matthew Vavrek

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2004, End: 2011)
    Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Andrew Gonzalez
    Evolution of Mesozoic plant diversity

    Benjamin Wilhelm

    Ph.D.
    (Start: 2010, End: 2015)
    Evolution of pectoral musculature about the fish-amphibian transition

    Trina Du

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2011, End: 2013)
    3D geometric morphometrics of Polypterus pectoral adaptation

    Luke Harrison

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2006, End: 2008)
    Evolution of developmental sequence heterochrony

    Rui Tahara

    M.Sc.
    (Start: 2007, End: 2009)
    Endocranial morphology of Ornithomimus edmontonicus

    Examples of species studied

    Baurusuchidae
    Ornithomimidae
    Theropoda
    Alligator mississippiensis
    Archosauria
    Aves
    Palaeognathae
    Dromaius novaehollandiae
    Cochleosauridae
    Reptilia
    Captorhinidae
    Sarcosuchus
    Dinosauria
    Ornithischia
    Polypterus
    Polypterus senegalus
    Therizinosauroidea
    Elosuchus
    Crocodilia
    Crocodylus acutus
    Crocodylomorpha
    Tyrannosauridae
    Cerylonidae
    Coleoptera
    Coccinelloidea


    Publications

    89- Nanoparticle-specific and chemical-specific effects of tire wear particle leachate on amphibian early life stages
    Journal Article
    Cheong R , Roubeau Dumont E , Thomson P , Castañeda-Cortés D , Hernandez L , Gao X , Zheng J , Baesu A , Macairan J , Smith A , Bui H , Larsson H , Ghoshal S , Bayen S , Langlois V , Robinson S , Tufenkji N ,
    2023 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (Date Added: 2023-09-10)

    88- The Development of the Chimaeroid Pelvic Skeleton and the Evolution of Chondrichthyan Pelvic Fins
    Journal Article
    Pears J B , Tillett C , Tahara R , Larsson H C E , Trinajstic K , Boisvert C A ,
    2022 Journal of Developmental Biology (Date Added: 2023-01-03)

    87- Generalist diet of Microraptor zhaoianus included mammals
    Journal Article
    Hone D W E , Alexander Dececchi T , Sullivan C , Xing X , Larsson H C E ,
    2022 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2023-01-03)

    86- Paratympanic sinuses in juvenile Alligator
    Journal Article
    Tahara R , Larsson H C E ,
    2022 Anatomical Record (Date Added: 2022-05-29)

    85- Imaging With the Past: Revealing the Complexity of Chimaeroid Pelvic Musculature Anatomy and Development
    Journal Article
    Pears J B , Tillett C , Tahara R , Larsson H C E , Boisvert C A ,
    2022 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-04-07)

    82- First fossil representative of Cerylonidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) described using X-ray micro-computed tomography, from Eocene Baltic amber
    Journal Article
    BUKEJS A , ŚLIPIŃSKI A , MITCHELL J L , MCKELLAR R C , BARBI M , LARSSON H C , ALEKSEEV V I ,
    2021 Zootaxa (Date Added: 2021-09-18)

    81- Two braincases of daspletosaurus (Theropoda: Tyrannosauridae): Anatomy and comparison
    Journal Article
    Paulina Carabajal A , Currie P J , Dudgeon T W , Larsson H C , Miyashita T ,
    2021 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Date Added: 2021-09-12)

    80- Response to Serrano and Chiappe
    Journal Article
    Pittman M , Habib M B , Dececchi T A , Larsson H C , Pei R , Kaye T G , Norell M A , Brusatte S L , Xu X ,
    2021 Current Biology (Date Added: 2021-05-08)

    79- Polystyrene micro- And nanoplastics affect locomotion and daily activity ofDrosophila melanogaster
    Journal Article
    Matthews S , Xu E G , Roubeau Dumont E , Meola V , Pikuda O , Cheong R S , Guo M , Tahara R , Larsson H C E , Tufenkji N ,
    2021 Environmental Science: Nano (Date Added: 2021-02-11)

    78- Development and evolution of regionalization within the avian axial column
    Journal Article
    Bui H N , Larsson H C E ,
    2021 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2021-01-25)

    76- First North American occurrence of hairy cicadas discovered in the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Labrador, Canada
    Journal Article
    Demers-Potvin A , Szwedo J , Paragnani C , Larsson H ,
    2020 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Date Added: 2021-06-19)

    75- Characterization of emissions from a crumb rubber using thermal desorption GC-MS
    Conference Proceeding Conference Paper
    ,
    2020 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate: Creative and Smart Solutions for Better Built Environments, Indoor Air 2020 (Date Added: 2021-03-17)

    74- Aerodynamics Show Membrane-Winged Theropods Were a Poor Gliding Dead-end
    Journal Article
    Dececchi T A , Roy A , Pittman M , Kaye T G , Xu X , Habib M B , Larsson H C , Wang X , Zheng X ,
    2020 iScience (Date Added: 2021-01-08)

    73- Effect of the Central American Isthmus on gene flow and divergence of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
    Journal Article
    Avila‐Cervantes J , Arias C , Venegas‐Anaya M , Vargas M , Larsson H C E , McMillan W O ,
    2020 Evolution (Date Added: 2021-01-02)

    72- Adding the third dimension to studies of parallel evolution of morphology and function: An exploration based on parapatric lake-stream stickleback
    Journal Article
    Haines G E , Stuart Y E , Hanson D , Tasneem T , Bolnick D I , Larsson H C E , Hendry A P ,
    2020 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2020-12-03)

    71- Changes in terrestrial ecosystems across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in western Canada inferred from plant wax lipid distributions and isotopic measurements
    Journal Article
    Bourque R D , Douglas P M , Larsson H C ,
    2020 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Date Added: 2020-11-18)

    70- Response to Comment on "Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea"
    Journal Article
    Hernandez L M , Xu E G , Larsson H C E , Tahara R , Maisuria V B , Tufenkji N ,
    2020 Environmental science & technology (Date Added: 2020-11-13)

    69- Chapter 11: High flyer or high fashion? A comparison of flight potential among small-bodied paravians
    Book Chapter
    ,
    2020 Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (Date Added: 2020-11-13)

    68- Section 3. Early-flight study: Methods, status, and frontiers: Chapter 10: Methods of studying early theropod flight
    Book Chapter
    ,
    2020 Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (Date Added: 2020-11-13)

    67- Potential for Powered Flight Neared by Most Close Avialan Relatives, but Few Crossed Its Thresholds
    Journal Article
    Pei R , Pittman M , Goloboff P A , Dececchi T A , Habib M B , Kaye T G , Larsson H C , Norell M A , Brusatte S L , Xu X ,
    2020 Current Biology (Date Added: 2020-09-12)

    66- The tissues and regulatory pattern of limb chondrogenesis
    Journal Article
    Fowler D A , Larsson H C ,
    2020 Developmental Biology (Date Added: 2020-06-14)

    65- Geology and paleontology of the upper cretaceous Kem Kem group of eastern Morocco
    Journal Article
    Ibrahim N , Sereno P C , Varricchio D J , Martill D M , Dutheil D B , Unwin D M , Baidder L , Larsson H C E , Zouhri S , Kaoukaya A ,
    2020 ZooKeys (Date Added: 2020-06-02)

    64- The fast and the frugal: Divergent locomotory strategies drive limb lengthening in theropod dinosaurs
    Journal Article
    Dececchi T A , Mloszewska A M , Holtz T R , Habib M B , Larsson H C E ,
    2020 PloS one (Date Added: 2020-05-22)

    63- Unique Tooth Morphology and Prismatic Enamel in Late Cretaceous Sphenodontians from Argentina
    Journal Article
    LeBlanc A R , Apesteguía S , Larsson H C , Caldwell M W ,
    2020 Current Biology (Date Added: 2020-05-05)

    62- An Early Cretaceous Teleosauroid (Crocodylomorpha: Thalattosuchia) from Colombia
    Journal Article
    Cortés D , Larsson H C , Maxwell E E , Parra Ruge M L , Patarroyo P , Wilson J A ,
    2020 Ameghiniana (Date Added: 2020-04-19)

    61- Head pneumatic sinuses in Japanese quail and zebra finch
    Journal Article
    Tahara R , Larsson H C E ,
    2019 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2020-05-05)

    60- Artificial turf infill associated with systematic toxicity in an amniote vertebrate
    Journal Article
    Xu E G , Lin N , Cheong R S , Ridsdale C , Tahara R , Du T Y , Das D , Zhu J , Peña Silva L , Azimzada A , Larsson H C E , Tufenkji N ,
    2019 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2019-12-22)

    59- New skulls and skeletons of the Cretaceous legged snake Najash, and the evolution of the modern snake body plan
    Journal Article
    Garberoglio F F , Apesteguía S , Simões T R , Palci A , Gómez R O , Nydam R L , Larsson H C E , Lee M S Y , Caldwell M W ,
    2019 Science Advances (Date Added: 2019-12-05)

    58- The benefits differential equations bring to limb development
    Journal Article
    Fowler D A , Larsson H C E ,
    2019 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology (Date Added: 2019-11-13)

    57- Plastic teabags release billions of microparticles and nanoparticles into tea
    Journal Article
    Hernandez L M , Xu E G , Larsson H C E , Tahara R , Maisuria V B , Tufenkji N ,
    2019 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2019-10-16)

    56- Development of the paratympanic pneumatic system of Japanese quail
    Journal Article
    Tahara R , Larsson H C E ,
    2019 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2019-08-22)

    55- Palaeoclimatic reconstruction for a Cenomanian-aged angiosperm flora near Schefferville, Labrador
    Journal Article
    Demers‐Potvin A V , Larsson H C E ,
    2019 Palaeontology (Date Added: 2019-08-11)

    54- Integration and modularity of teleostean pectoral fin shape and its role in the diversification of acanthomorph fishes
    Journal Article
    Du T Y , Tissandier S C , Larsson H C E ,
    2019 Evolution (Date Added: 2019-01-31)

    53- Live tissue antibody injection: A novel method for imaging ECM in limb buds and other tissues
    Journal Article
    Fowler, D, Filla, M, Little, C, Rongish, B, Larsson, H
    2018 Methods in Cell Biology (Date Added: 2018-06-25)

    52- Trematochampsa taqueti as a nomen dubium and the crocodyliform diversity of the Upper Cretaceous in Beceten Formation of Niger
    Journal Article
    Meunier L M V , Larsson H C E ,
    2018 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2018-04-02)

    51- Crocodilia - Crocodilians: Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile). Diet
    Journal Note
    Cervantes, J, Charruau, P, Cedeño-Vázquez, JR, Varela, BJ, Larsson, HCE
    2017 Herpetological Review (Date Added: 2017-12-25)

    50- Live tissue antibody injection: A novel method for imaging ECM in limb buds and other tissues
    Journal Article
    Fowler D A , Filla M B , Little C D , Rongish B J , Larsson H C ,
    2017 Methods in Cell Biology (Date Added: 2017-12-15)

    49- Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes)
    Journal Article
    Meunier L M V , Larsson H C E ,
    2016 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2017-11-24)

    48- The wings before the bird: An evaluation of flapping-based locomotory hypotheses in bird antecedents
    Journal Article
    Dececchi T A , Larsson H C , Habib M B ,
    2016 PeerJ (Date Added: 2017-11-24)

    47- Observations of terrestrial locomotion in wild Polypterus senegalus from Lake Albert, Uganda
    Journal Article
    Du T , Larsson H , Standen E ,
    2016 African Journal of Aquatic Science (Date Added: 2017-11-24)

    46- The evolution of the meatal chamber in crocodyliforms
    Journal Article
    Montefeltro F C , Andrade D V , Larsson H C E ,
    2016 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2017-11-24)

    45- Locomotor flexibility of Polypterus senegalus across various aquatic and terrestrial substrates
    Journal Article
    Standen, EM, Du, TY, Laroche, P, Larsson, HCE
    2016 Zoology (Jena, Germany) (Date Added: 2016-06-13)

    44- Pachycephalosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) cranial remains from the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada
    Journal Article
    Evans, DC, Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE
    2015 Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments (Date Added: 2016-01-06)

    43- Polypterus and the evolution of fish pectoral musculature
    Journal Article
    Wilhelm, BC, Du, TY, Standen, EM, Larsson, HCE
    2015 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2015-06-04)

    42- Among-Character Rate Variation Distributions in Phylogenetic Analysis of Discrete Morphological Characters
    Journal Article
    Harrison, LB, Larsson, HCE
    2015 Systematic Biology (Date Added: 2015-05-04)

    41- Arctic plesiosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada
    Journal Article
    Vavrek, MJ, Wilhelm, BC, Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE
    2014 Cretaceous Research (Date Added: 2017-08-15)

    40- From dinosaurs to birds: a tail of evolution
    Journal Article
    Rashid, DJ, Chapman, SC, Larsson, HC, Organ, CL, Bebin, A-G, Merzdorf, CS, Bradley, R, Horner, JR
    2014 EvoDevo (Date Added: 2017-08-15)

    39- Developmental plasticity and the origin of tetrapods
    Journal Article
    Standen, EM, Du, TY, Larsson, HCE
    2014 Nature (Date Added: 2014-08-27)

    38- Research applications and integration
    Book Chapter
    Padian, K, De Boef Miara, M, Larsson, HCE, Wilson, L, Bromage, T
    2013 Bone Histology of Fossil Tetrapods: Advancing Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation (Date Added: 2013-12-03)

    37- A new neosuchian with Asian affinities from the Jurassic of northeastern Brazil
    Journal Article
    Montefeltro, FC, Larsson, HCE, França, MAGd, Langer, MC
    2013 Naturwissenschaften (Date Added: 2013-08-05)

    36- Quantitative analysis of microscopic X-ray computed tomography imaging: Japanese quail embryonic soft tissues with iodine staining
    Journal Article
    Tahara, R, Larsson, HCE
    2013 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2013-07-29)

    35- Body and Limb Size Dissociation at the Origin of Birds: Uncoupling Allometric Constraints Across a Macroevolutionary Transition
    Journal Article
    Dececchi, TA, Larsson, HCE
    2013 Evolution (Date Added: 2013-06-10)

    34- Testing inferences in developmental evolution: the forensic evidence principle
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP
    2012 Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part B, Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2016-07-14)

    33-How humans influence evolution on adaptive landscapes
    Book Chapter
    Hendry, AP
    2012 The adaptive landscape in evolutionary biology ( Date Added: 2016-07-14)

    32-Morphological largess: can morphology offer more and be modelled as a stochastic evolutionary process?
    Book Chapter
    Larsson HCE, TDLH
    2012 From Clone to Bone: the Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Paleobiology ( Date Added: 2016-07-14)

    31-Redescription and phylogenetic position of Yixianosaurusand the early evolution of Therizinosauroidea
    Journal Article
    TA Dececchi, LH
    2012 Vertebrata PalAsiatica ( Date Added: 2016-07-14)

    30- A New Baurusuchid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the Phylogeny of Baurusuchidae
    Journal Article
    Montefeltro, FC, Larsson, HCE, Langer, MC
    2011 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2011-08-01)

    29- Cranial pneumatic anatomy of Ornithomimus edmontonicus (Ornithomimidae: Theropoda)
    Journal Article
    Tahara, R, Larsson, HCE
    2011 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    28- Low beta diversity of Maastrichtian dinosaurs of North America
    Journal Article
    Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE
    2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    27- Pentadactyl ground state of the manus of Alligator mississippiensis and insights into the evolution of digital reduction in Archosauria
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HC, Heppleston, AC, Elsey, RM
    2010 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    26- Assessing the phylogenetic utility of sequence heterochrony: evolution of avian ossification sequences as a case study
    Journal Article
    Maxwell, EE, Harrison, LB, Larsson, HCE
    2010 Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    25- Patristic evolutionary rates suggest a punctuated pattern in forelimb evolution before and after the origin of birds
    Journal Article
    Dececchi, TA, Larsson, HCE
    2009 Paleobiology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    24- Cretaceous crocodyliforms from the sahara
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Larsson, HCE
    2009 ZooKeys (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    23- Comparative ossification sequence and skeletal development of the postcranium of palaeognathous birds (Aves: Palaeognathae)
    Journal Article
    Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE
    2009 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    22- Evidence for avian intrathoracic air sacs in a new predatory dinosaur from Argentina
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Martinez, RN, Wilson, JA, Varricchio, DJ, Alcober, OA, Larsson, HCE
    2008 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    20- Bone microstructure: Quantifying bone vascular orientation
    Journal Article
    De Boef, M, Larsson, HCE
    2007 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    19- A late triassic flora from east-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada
    Journal Article
    Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE, Rybczynski, N
    2007 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    18- Osteology and myology of the wing of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and its bearing on the evolution of vestigial structures
    Journal Article
    Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE
    2007 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    17- Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Cretaceous of Morocco
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE, Sues, H-D
    2007 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    16- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. V. The primitive temnospondyl Saharastega moradiensis
    Journal Article
    Damiani, R, Sidor, CA, Steyer, JS, Smith, RMH, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O
    2006 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    15- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. IV. Nigerpeton ricqlesi (Temnospondyli: Cochleosauridae), and the Edopoid Colonization of Gondwana
    Journal Article
    Steyer, JS, Damiani, R, Sidor, CA, O'Keefe, FR, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O
    2006 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    14- Evolution and homology of the astragalus in early amniotes: New fossils, new perspectives
    Journal Article
    O'Keefe, FR, Sidor, CA, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O
    2006 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    13- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger - III, morphology and ontogeny of the hindlimb of Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia, Captorhinidae)
    Journal Article
    O'Keefe, FR, Sidor, CA, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O
    2005 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    12- Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate-controlled endemism in Pangaea
    Journal Article
    Sidor, CA, O'Keefe, FR, Damlani, R, Steyer, JS, Smith, RMH, Larsson, HCE, Sereno, PC, Ide, O, Maga, A
    2005 Nature (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    11- What Is the Promise of Developmental Evolution? III. The Crucible of Developmental Evolution
    Journal Article
    Wagner, GP, Larsson, HCE
    2003 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    10- Old morphologies misinterpreted [2]
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP
    2003 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    9- Pentadactyl ground state of the avian wing
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP
    2002 Journal of Experimental Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    8- The giant crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the cretaceous of Africa
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Larsson, HCE, Sidor, CA, Gado, B
    2001 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    7- A new Early Cretaceous crocodyliform from Niger
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE, Gado, B
    2000 Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    6- Cretaceous sauropods from the sahara and the uneven rate of skeletal evolution among dinosaurs
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Beck, AL, Dutheil, DB, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Moussa, B, Sadleir, RW, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DJ, Wilson, GP, Wilson, JA
    1999 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    5- A new method for comparing ontogenetic and phylogenetic data and its application to the evolution of the crocodilian secondary palate
    Journal Article
    Larsson, HCE
    1998 Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    4- A long-snouted predatory dinosaur from Africa and the evolution of spinosaurids
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Beck, AL, Dutheil, DB, Gado, B, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Marcot, JD, Rauhut, OWM, Sadleir, RW, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DD, Wilson, GP, Wilson, JA
    1998 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    3- Predatory dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Dutheil, DB, Iarochene, M, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Magwene, PM, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DJ, Wilson, JA
    1996 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    2- Response [5]
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Wilson, JA, Larsson, HCE, Dutheil, DB, Sues, H-D
    1995 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

    1- Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara
    Journal Article
    Sereno, PC, Wilson, JA, Larsson, HCE, Dutheil, DB, Sues, H-D
    1994 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12)

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    Prehistoric Forest Fire Could Help Researchers Understand Biodiversity Before Dinosaur Extinction : Science : Headlines & Global News
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    New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
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