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List of works by Robert R. Reisz

A Juvenile Specimen of the Trematopid Acheloma From Richards Spur, Oklahoma and Challenges of Trematopid Ontogeny

A New Captorhinid From the Permian Cave System Near Richards Spur, Oklahoma, and the Taxic Diversity of Captorhinus at This Locality

A Re-Description of 'Mycterosaurus' smithae, an Early Permian Eothyridid, and Its Impact on the Phylogeny of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids

scientific article

A diapsid reptile from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas

Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1981.

A juvenileParasaurolophus(Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae) Braincase from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, with comments on crest ontogeny in the genus

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A new Early Permian reptile and its significance in early diapsid evolution

scientific article published on April 27, 2011

A new Lower Permian amphibamid (Dissorophoidea, Temnospondyli) from the fissure fill deposits near Richards Spur, Oklahoma

A new and unusual procolophonid parareptile from the Lower Triassic Katberg Formation of South Africa

scientific article published on 18 May 2010

A new bolosaurid parareptile, Belebey chengi sp. nov., from the Middle Permian of China and its paleogeographic significance

scientific article published on 23 August 2008

A new captorhinid reptile, Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis, gen. et sp. nov., from the Permian of China

scientific article (publication date: May 2011)

A new early Permian bolosaurid reptile from the Richards Spur Dolese Brothers Quarry, near Fort Sill, Oklahoma

scientific article published on 14 March 2002

A new genus and species of trematopid amphibian from the Late Pennsylvanian of north-central New Mexico

A new large caseid (Synapsida, Caseasauria) from the Permian of Rodez (France), including a reappraisal of “Casea”rutenaSigogneau-Russell & Russell, 1974

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A new microsaur (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli) from the Lower Permian of Richards Spur (Fort Sill), Oklahoma

scholarly article

A new moradisaurine captorhinid reptile (Amniota: Eureptilia) from the upper Permian of India

scholarly article (2024)

A new parareptile (Parareptilia, Lanthanosuchoidea) from the Early Permian of Oklahoma

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A new parareptile with temporal fenestration from the Middle Permian of South Africa

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A new reptile from the Richards Spur locality, Oklahoma, U.S.A., and patterns of Early Permian parareptile diversification

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A new small captorhinid reptile from the lower Permian of Oklahoma and resource partitioning among small captorhinids in the Richards Spur fauna

A new species of Dimetrodon (Synapsida: Sphenacodontidae) from the Lower Permian of Germany records first occurrence of genus outside of North America

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A new species of Emydops (Synapsida, Anomodontia) and a discussion of dental variability and pathology in dicynodonts

scientific article (publication date: 12 September 2008)

A new species of dissorophid (Cacops woehri) from the Lower Permian Dolese Quarry, near Richards Spur, Oklahoma

scientific article published in January 2012

A new species of the parareptile genusDelorhynchus, based on articulated skeletal remains from Richards Spur, Lower Permian of Oklahoma

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A new study of Solenodonsaurus janenschi , and a reconsideration of amniote origins and stegocephalian evolution

scientific article (publication date: 21 August 1999)

A new varanopid synapsid from the early Permian of Oklahoma and the evolutionary stasis in this clade

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

A protorothyridid captorhinomorph reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma

Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1980.

A reassessment of the Pennsylvanian tetrapodRomeriscus

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A redescription of the late Carboniferous trematopid Actiobates peabodyi from Garnett, Kansas

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

A reevaluation of the enigmatic Permian synapsid Watongia and of its stratigraphic significance

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A small caseid synapsid, Arisierpeton simplex gen. et sp. nov., from the early Permian of Oklahoma, with a discussion of synapsid diversity at the classic Richards Spur locality

scientific article published in 2019

A stem batrachian from the Early Permian of Texas and the origin of frogs and salamanders

scientific article

Aerosaurus wellesi, new species, a varanopseid mammal-like reptile (Synapsida : Pelycosauria) from the Lower Permian of New Mexico

scientific article published in June 1981

An Early Permian varanodontine varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the Richards Spur locality, Oklahoma

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An articulated skeleton ofVaranopswith bite marks: the oldest known evidence of scavenging among terrestrial vertebrates

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An early captorhinid reptile (Amniota, Eureptilia) from the Upper Carboniferous of Hamilton, Kansas

An enigmatic new diapsid reptile from the Upper Permian of eastern Europe

Anatomy and Relationships of Lambeosaurus magnicristatus , a crested hadrosaurid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta

scientific article (publication date: 12 June 2007)

Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Sclerosaurus armatus (Amniota: Parareptilia) from the Buntsandstein (Triassic) of Europe

scientific article (publication date: 12 December 2008)

Anatomy and relationships ofElliotsmithia longicepsBroom, a small synapsid (Eupelycosauria: Varanopseidae) from the late Permian of South Africa

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Anatomy ofEmeroleter levisand the phylogeny of the nycteroleter parareptiles

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Aquatic adaptations in the four limbs of the snake-like reptile Tetrapodophis from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

scientific article (publication date: November 2016)

Archaeovenator hamiltonensis, a new varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the Upper Carboniferous of Kansas

scientific article (publication date: April 2003)

Arthropod remains in the oral cavities of fossil reptiles support inference of early insectivory

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Atlas–axis complex of Secodontosaurus , a sphenacodontid mammal-like reptile (Eupelycosauria: Synapsida) from the Lower Permian of Texas

scientific article (publication date: March 1992)

Braincase simplification and the origin of lissamphibians

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

Canine grooves: morphology, function, and relevance to venom

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Captorhinus magnus, a new captorhinid (Amniota: Eureptilia) from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma, with new evidence on the homology of the astragalus

scientific article published in September 2002

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Cranial anatomy ofEnnatosaurus tecton(Synapsida: Caseidae) from the Middle Permian of Russia and the evolutionary relationships of Caseidae

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Cranial and postcranial anatomy of Cacops morrisi, a eucacopine dissorophid from the early Permian of Oklahoma

article published in 2018

Dental Histology inIchnomylax karatajaesp. nov., an Early Devonian dipnoan from the taymir Peninsula, Siberia, with a discussion on petrodentine

scientific article published on 25 March 2004

Dental histology of Coelophysis bauri and the evolution of tooth attachment tissues in early dinosaurs

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Dental ontogeny in extinct synapsids reveals a complex evolutionary history of the mammalian tooth attachment system

scientific article published on 07 November 2018

Description of a new specimen of Ianthasaurus hardestiorum (Eupelycosauria: Edaphosauridae) and a re-evaluation of edaphosaurid phylogeny

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Development and evolution of the tetrapod skull-neck boundary

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Dietary adaptions in the ultrastructure of dinosaur dentine.

scientific article published on December 2016

Dimetrodon (Synapsida: Sphenacodontidae) from the cave system at Richards Spur, OK, USA, and a comparison of Early Permian–aged vertebrate paleoassemblages

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Dispersal and diversity in the earliest North American sauropodomorph dinosaurs, with a description of a new taxon

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Early Jurassic dinosaur fetal dental development and its significance for the evolution of sauropod dentition

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Embryology of Early Jurassic dinosaur from China with evidence of preserved organic remains.

scientific article published in April 2013

Embryonic skeletal anatomy of the sauropodomorph dinosaurMassospondylusfrom the Lower Jurassic of South Africa

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Embryos of an early Jurassic prosauropod dinosaur and their evolutionary significance

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Eocene lizard from Germany reveals amphisbaenian origins

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Eothyris and Oedaleops : do these Early Permian synapsids from Texas and New Mexico form a clade?

scientific article (publication date: 12 March 2009)

Euconcordia nom. nov., a replacement name for the captorhinid eureptile Concordia Müller and Reisz, 2005 (non Kingsley, 1880), with new data on its dentition

Evidence of preserved collagen in an Early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur revealed by synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Evolution and Function of Dinosaur Teeth at Ultramicrostructural Level Revealed Using Synchrotron Transmission X-ray Microscopy.

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Evolutionary development of the neurocranium in Dissorophoidea (Tetrapoda: Temnospondyli), an integrative approach

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Evolutionary implications of tooth attachment versus tooth implantation: A case study using dinosaur, crocodilian, and mammal teeth

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First record of Seymouria (Vertebrata: Seymouriamorpha) from Early Permian fissure fills at Richards Spur, Oklahoma

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First record of plicidentine in Synapsida and patterns of tooth root shape change in Early Permian sphenacodontians

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Four well-constrained calibration points from the vertebrate fossil record for molecular clock estimates

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Heleosaurus scholtzifrom the Permian of South Africa: a varanopid synapsid, not a diapsid reptile

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Herbivory in Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic Amniote Tetrapods

scientific article published in 1996

Hidden dental diversity in the oldest terrestrial apex predator Dimetrodon.

scientific article published in January 2014

Histological characterization of denticulate palatal plates in an Early Permian dissorophoid

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Histological microstructure of the claws of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis (Anura: Pipidae): implications for the evolution of claws in tetrapods

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Histological skeletochronology indicates developmental plasticity in the early Permian stem lissamphibian Doleserpeton annectens

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

Ianthasaurus hardestii n. sp., a primitive edaphosaur (Reptilia, Pelycosauria) from the Upper Pennsylvanian Rock Lake Shale near Garnett, Kansas

scientific article published in January 1986

Large dissorophoid skeletal elements from the Lower Permian Richards Spur Fissures, Oklahoma, and their paleoecological implications

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Lateralized Feeding Behavior in a Paleozoic Reptile

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Microleter mckinzieorumgen. et sp. nov. from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma: the basalmost parareptile from Laurasia

scientific article published on 21 May 2010

Mineralized periodontia in extinct relatives of mammals shed light on the evolutionary history of mineral homeostasis in periodontal tissue maintenance.

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Molecular timescales and the fossil record: a paleontological perspective

scientific article published in May 2004

Morphology and Evolutionary Significance of the Atlas-Axis Complex in Varanopid Synapsids

scientific article published in 2011

Multiple tooth-rowed captorhinids from the Early Permian fissure fills of the Bally Mountain Locality of Oklahoma

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Nannaroter mckinziei, a new ostodolepid ‘microsaur’ (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the Early Permian of Richards Spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma

Neurosensory anatomy of Varanopidae and its implications for early synapsid evolution

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New Primitive Caseid (Synapsida, Caseasauria) from the Early Permian of Germany

scientific article published on 31 March 2020

New craniodental fossils of papionin monkeys from Cooper's D, South Africa

scientific article published on August 2013

New information on the early Permian lanthanosuchoid Feeserpeton oklahomensis based on computed tomography

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

New material of the reptile Colobomycter pholeter (Parareptilia: Lanthanosuchoidea) and the diversity of reptiles during the Early Permian (Cisuralian)

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New material of the ‘microsaur’ Llistrofus from the cave deposits of Richards Spur, Oklahoma and the paleoecology of the Hapsidopareiidae

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

New material ofColobomycter pholeter, a small parareptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma

New postcranial material of the early caseid Casea broilii Williston, 1910 (Synapsida: Caseidae) with a review of the evolution of the sacrum in Paleozoic non-mammalian synapsids

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New specimens of the early Permian apex predator <i>Varanops brevirostris</i> at Richards Spur, Oklahoma, with histological information about its growth pattern

scientific article published in 2023

Oldest known dinosaurian nesting site and reproductive biology of the Early Jurassic sauropodomorph Massospondylus

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Ontogenetic Change in the Temporal Region of the Early Permian Parareptile Delorhynchus cifellii and the Implications for Closure of the Temporal Fenestra in Amniotes

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Ontogeny reveals function and evolution of the hadrosaurid dinosaur dental battery

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Origin of dental occlusion in tetrapods: signal for terrestrial vertebrate evolution?

scientific article (publication date: 15 May 2006)

Oromycter, a new caseid from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma

Osteomyelitis in a Paleozoic reptile: ancient evidence for bacterial infection and its evolutionary significance

scientific article published on April 16, 2011

Owenetta and the origin of turtles

scientific article published in Nature

Owenetta kitchingorum, sp. nov., a small parareptile (Procolophonia: Owenettidae) from the Lower Triassic of South Africa

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Palaeontology: Turtle origins out to sea.

scientific article published in November 2008

Patterns of tooth development and replacement in captorhinid reptiles: a comparative approach for understanding the origin of multiple tooth rows

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Periodontal ligament, cementum, and alveolar bone in the oldest herbivorous tetrapods, and their evolutionary significance

scientific article published in 2013

Permian metabolic bone disease revealed by microCT: Paget's disease-like pathology in vertebrae of an early amniote

scientific article published on 07 August 2019

Plicidentine in the Early Permian parareptile Colobomycter pholeter, and its phylogenetic and functional significance among coeval members of the clade

scientific article

Postcrania of large dissorophid temnospondyls from Richards Spur, Oklahoma

scientific article published in 2018

Postcranial anatomy and histology of Seymouria, and the terrestriality of seymouriamorphs

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Pyozia mesenensis, a new, small varanopid (Synapsida, Eupelycosauria) from Russia: “pelycosaur” diversity in the Middle Permian

scholarly article by Jason S. Anderson & Robert R. Reisz published 25 March 2004 in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Re-evaluation of the historic Canadian fossil Bathygnathus borealis from the Early Permian of Prince Edward Island

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Reappraisal of the Permian dissorophid Fayella chickashaensis

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Reproducibility: Harness passion of private fossil owners

scientific article published on 14 September 2016

Response: A Reassessment of the Taxonomic Position of Mesosaurs, and a Surprising Phylogeny of Early Amniotes

scholarly article by Mark J. MacDougall et al published 25 July 2018 in Frontiers in Earth Science

Restudy of Mycterosaurus longiceps (Reptilia, Pelycosauria) from the Lower Permian of Texas

scientific article published in 1982

Retention of fish-like odontode overgrowth in Permian tetrapod dentition supports outside-in theory of tooth origins

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Revised Description of the Early Permian Recumbirostran “Microsaur” Nannaroter mckinziei Based on New Fossil Material and Computed Tomographic Data

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Scoliomus puercensis Williston and Case, 1913, identified as a junior synonym of Sphenacodon ferox Marsh (Reptilia, Pelycosauria)

scholarly article

Seymouria sanjuanensis (Amphibia, Batrachosauria) from the Lower Permian Cutler Formation of north-central New Mexico and the occurrence of sexual dimorphism in that genus questioned

scholarly article

Shell geometry and habitat determination in extinct and extant turtles (Reptilia: Testudinata)

scientific article published in 2011

Speleothem climate records from deep time? Exploring the potential with an example from the Permian

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Structure and evolutionary implications of the earliest (Sinemurian, Early Jurassic) dinosaur eggs and eggshells

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Taxonomic position and phylogenetic relationships of Colobomycter pholeter, a small reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma

scholarly article

Tetraceratops is the oldest known therapsid

scientific article published in Nature

The Early Permian reptile Acleistorhinus pteroticus and its phylogenetic position

scientific article (publication date: 19 September 1996)

The Late Permian herbivore Suminia and the early evolution of arboreality in terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems

scientific article (publication date: 22 October 2009)

The Origin and Early Evolution of Turtles

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The Permian mammal-like herbivore Diictodon, the oldest known example of sexually dimorphic armament

scientific article (publication date: 22 January 2003)

The Permian reptile Opisthodontosaurus carrolli: a model for acrodont tooth replacement and dental ontogeny.

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The anatomy and relationships of the Lower Permian reptile Araeoscelis

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The armoured dissorophid Cacops from the Early Permian of Oklahoma and the exploitation of the terrestrial realm by amphibians

scientific article published on 4 April 2009

The axial skeleton of the Early Permian reptile Eocaptorhinus laticeps (Williston)

scholarly article

The challenges and opportunities for research in paleontology for the next decade

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The comparative method for evaluating fossil calibration dates: a reply to Hedges and Kumar

scientific article published in December 2004

The enigmatic diapsid Acerosodontosaurus piveteaui (Reptilia: Neodiapsida) from the Upper Permian of Madagascar and the paraphyly of “younginiform” reptiles

scientific article published in September 2009

The first articulated skeleton ofDendrerpeton acadianum(Temnospondyli, Dendrerpetontidae) from the Lower Pennsylvanian locality of Joggins, Nova Scotia, and a review of its relationships

scientific article (publication date: 10 April 1998)

The first record of a nyctiphruretid parareptile from the Early Permian of North America, with a discussion of parareptilian temporal fenestration

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The last "pelycosaur": a varanopid synapsid from the Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone, Middle Permian of South Africa

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The lower jaw of the Early Permian parareptile Delorhynchus, first evidence of multiple denticulate coronoids in a reptile

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The morphology of the terminal phalanges in Permo-Carboniferous synapsids: an evolutionary perspective

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The oldest caseid synapsid from the Late Pennsylvanian of Kansas, and the evolution of herbivory in terrestrial vertebrates

scientific article published in 2014

The oldest parareptile and the early diversification of reptiles

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The osteology and relationships of Tetraceratops insignis , the oldest known therapsid

scientific article (publication date: 19 March 1996)

The phylogeny of early eureptiles: comparing parsimony and Bayesian approaches in the investigation of a basal fossil clade

scientific article

The reptile Macroleter: First vertebrate evidence for correlation of Upper Permian continental strata of North America and Russia

scientific article (publication date: September 2001)

The taxonomic position of Anningia megalops, a small amniote from the Permian of South Africa

scientific article published in July 1992

Thecodont tooth attachment and replacement in bolosaurid parareptiles

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

Third-harmonic generation microscopy reveals dental anatomy in ancient fossils.

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Tooth development, histology, and enamel microstructure in Changchunsaurus parvus: Implications for dental evolution in ornithopod dinosaurs

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Trematops milleri Williston, 1909, identified as a junior synonym of Acheloma cumminsi Cope, 1882 : with a revision of the genus

scientific article published in 1987

Varanops brevirostris (Eupelycosauria: Varanopidae) from the Lower Permian of Texas, with discussion of varanopid morphology and interrelationships

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