Evolution, morphology and paleobiology of the pareiasauria and their relatives [Elektronische Ressource] : (Amniota: Parareptilia) / Linda Akiko Tsuji. Gutachter: Wolfgang Kiessling ; Johannes Müller ; Oliver Hampe

Linda Akiko Tsuji

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• Publié par: humboldt-universitat_zu_berlin
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 69
• Langue: Deutsch
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Evolution, Morphology and Paleobiology of the Pareiasauria and their Relatives
(Amniota: Parareptilia)



Dissertation

zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades

doctor rerum naturalium

(Dr. rer. nat.)

im Fach Biologie

eingereicht an der


Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I

der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

von


M.Sc., Linda Akiko Tsuji



Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph Markschies


Dekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I
Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann



Gutachter/innen: 1. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kiessling
2. Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller
3. PD Dr. Oliver Hampe



Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 04. Oktober 2010
Erklärung



Die vorliegende Dissertation wurde selbständig angefertigt, und es wurden keine anderen
als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel benutzt.



Mississauga,





Linda A. Tsuji






Linda Akiko Tsuji

Museum für Naturkunde
Leibniz-Institut an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Invalidenstrasse 43
D-10115 Berlin, Germany
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Tsuji, L. A. (2006). Cranial anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of the Permian parareptile
Macroleter poezicus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):849-865.

2. Reisz, R. R. and Tsuji, L. A. (2006). An articulated skeleton of Varanops with bite marks: the
oldest known evidence of scavenging among terrestrial vertebrates. Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology 26(4):1021-1023.

3. Brooks, D. R., Bileweitch, J., Condy, C., Evans, D. E., Folinsbee, K. E., Fröbisch, J., Halas, D.,
Hill, S., Mattern, M., Tsuji, L. A., Ward, J., Wahlberg, N., Zamparo, D. and Zanatta, D.
st(2007). Quantitative Phylogenetic Analysis in the 21 Century. Revista Mexicana de
Biodiversidad 78:225-252.

4. Reisz, R. R., Müller, J., Tsuji, L. and Scott, D. (2007). The cranial osteology of Belebey
vegrandis (Parareptilia: Bolosauridae) from the Middle Permian of Russia, and its bearing
on reptilian evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 151:191-214.

5. Müller, J. and Tsuji, L. A. (2007). Impedance-matching hearing in paleozoic amniotes:
evidence of advanced sensory perception at an early stage of amniote evolution. PLoS One
2(9): e889. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000889.

6. Tsuji, L. A. and Müller, J. (2008). A re-evaluation of Parasaurus geinitzi, the first named
pareiasaur (Amniota, Parareptilia). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 45:1111-1121.

7. Tsuji, L. A. and Müller, J. (2009). Assembling the history of the Parareptilia: phylogeny,
diversification, and a new definition of the clade. Fossil Record 12(1):71-81.

8. Cisneros, J. C. and Tsuji, L. A. (2009). Nycteroleter affinities of a Permian parareptile from the
South African Karoo Basin. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54(1):165–169.

9. Angielczyk, K. D., Sidor, C. A., Nesbitt, S. J., Smith, R. M. H., and Tsuji, L. A. (2009).
Taxonomic revision and new observations on the postcranial skeleton, biogeography, and
biostratigraphy of the dicynodont genus Dicynodontoides, the senior subjective synonym
of Kingoria (Therapsida, Anomodontia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29: 1174-
1187.


10. Nesbitt, S. J., Sidor, C. A., Irmis, R. B., Angielczyk, K. D., Smith, R. M. H. and Tsuji, L. A.
(2010). Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of
Ornithodira. Nature 464:95-98.

11. Sidor, C. A., Angielczyk, K. D., Weide, D. M., Smith, R. M. H., Nesbitt, S. J., and Tsuji, L.
A. In press. Tetrapod fauna of the lowermost Usili Formation (Songea Group, Ruhuhu
Basin) of southern Tanzania, with a new burnetiid record. Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology.

12. Tsuji, L. A., Müller, J. and Reisz, R. R. In press. Microleter mckinzieorum gen. et sp. nov.
from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma: the basalmost parareptile from Laurasia. Journal of
Systematic Palaeontology.


Book Chapter

1. Folinsbee, K. E., Evans D.C., Fröbisch, J., Tsuji, L. A. and Brooks, D. R. (2007). Qualitative
approaches to phylogenetics. In: W. Henke, H. Rothe and I. Tattersall (eds). Handbook of
Paleoanthropology Vol. 1: Principles, Methods, and Approaches. New York: Springer-
Verlag, pp. 167-215.


Conference Abstracts

1. Parsons, M.G., Norris, G., and Tsuji, L. (2003) Plant microfossil correlations across prograding
delta complexes of the late Paleocene to middle Eocene Aklak and Taglu sequences. 2003
GAC-MAC-SEG abstracts v.28.

2. Tsuji, L. A., and Reisz, R. R. (2003). An articulated skeleton of Varanops (Synapsida;
Varanopidae) with evidence of scavenging. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
23(3):105A.

3. Tsuji, L. A., and Reisz, R. R. (2004). Terrestrial vertebrate fauna of the Permian of Northern
Russia with special reference to the parareptile Macroleter. Canadian Paleontology
Conference Proceedings No. 2.

4. Tsuji, L. A. and Reisz, R. R. (2004). New specimens of Macroleter poezicus and implications
for parareptilian phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3): 123A.

5. Tsuji, L. A. and Reisz, R. R. (2005). Parareptilian phylogeny in light of the postcranial
anatomy of Macroleter (Amniota: Reptilia) from the Upper Permian of Russia. Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3): 124A.

6. Tsuji, L. A. (2006). New insights into the evolution of the Parareptilia. Hantkeniana:
Contributions to the Department of Palaeontology Eötvös University 5:110.

7. Tsuji, L. A. and Müller, J. (2006). A reexamination of Parasaurus geinitzi (Amniota:
Parareptilia); the first pareiasaur. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3): 133A.

8. Tsuji, L. A. and Müller, J. (2007). The evolution of the middle ear in Parareptilia. Journal of
Morphology 268(12): 1142.

9. Tsuji, L. A. and Müller, J. (2007). Middle ear evolution and impedance-matching hearing in
Parareptilia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3): 160A.

10. Angielczyk, K., Sidor, C., Tsuji, L., Nesbitt, S., Smith, R. (2008). The Permo-Triassic
dicynodont fauna of the Ruhuhu basin, Tanzania: new discoveries and their implications.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3): 46A.

11. Tsuji, L., Müller, J., and Reisz R. R. (2008). An enigmatic new parareptile (Amniota:
Reptilia) from the Early Permian Fort Sill Fissure Fill Deposits in Oklahoma. Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3): 154A.

12. Tsuji, L. A., and Müller, J. (2009). The phylogeny and biogeography of Pareiasauride: new
discoveries, new insights. First International Congress on North African Vertebrate
Paleontology (NAVEP1).

13. Tsuji, L. A., and Müller, J. (2009). Deltavjatia vjatkensis and the anatomy of Pareiasauria.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3):192-193A.

Abstract

Parareptilia is a diverse clade of Paleozoic and early Mesozoic amniotes, sister-
group to the eureptiles within Reptilia. The role and importance of parareptiles in Permian
terrestrial ecosystems has been the subject of increased study in recent years. The debate
regarding the origin of turtles brought more attention to the group, however many of its
members are still poorly-known. Pareiasauria, a widely-distributed and speciose
parareptile clade were significant members of Late Permian ecosystems, but despite their
prominence, very few taxa have been described in detail. This thesis will undertake a
description of some poorly-known parareptilian taxa, using the data to reassess the
relationships of parareptiles, with information gained about the phylogeny of the group
serving as the basis to assess evolutionary trends within the clade.
The nycteroleters have recently become the focus of increased attention, owing to
their recently-discovered sister-group relationship to pareiasaurs and the discovery of an
impedance-matching ear in members of the group. The Kotel’nich locality in central
Russia preserves a diverse fauna that includes the pareiasaur Deltavjatia vjatkensis and the
nycteroleter Emeroleter levis. This latter taxon was previously known from only isolated
crania, but recent excavations have produced additional material, which includes well-
preserved postcranial remains, allowing a complete redescription of the taxon. A
reassessment of the Russian nycteroleters results in the synonymy of Tokosaurus
perforatus with Macroleter poezicus. The morphological information was included in a
phylogenetic analysis of parareptilian relationships using both parsimony and Bayesian
inference. The monophyly of the nycteroleters is supported by parsimony, but is not
supported in the Bayesian analysis, and the genus Bashkyroleter appears paraphyletic. A
mono