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A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana

Iguanians are a diverse group of lizards. Here, the authors report an acrodontan iguanian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil, which suggests that this group achieved a global distribution during the Mesozoic but was replaced by non-acrodontans in the Americas.

Tiago R. Simões
Everton Wilner
Alexander W. A. Kellner
ResearchOpen Access26 Aug 2015
Nature Communications

Volume: 6, P: 1-8
Megaevolutionary dynamics and the timing of evolutionary innovation in reptiles

The dynamics of how major clades and body plans arise and evolve in deep time remain poorly understood. Here, Simões et al. report major time lags between phases of rapid phenotypic change at the origin of major reptile lineages and periods of fast molecular change and adaptive radiation.

Tiago R. Simões
Oksana Vernygora
Stephanie E. Pierce
ResearchOpen Access03 Jul 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-14
A tiny new Middle Triassic stem-lepidosauromorph from Germany: implications for the early evolution of lepidosauromorphs and the Vellberg fauna

Gabriela Sobral
Tiago R. Simões
Rainer R. Schoch
ResearchOpen Access20 Feb 2020
Scientific Reports

Volume: 10, P: 1-9
Early–middle Permian Mediterranean gorgonopsian suggests an equatorial origin of therapsids

Gorgonopsians were sabre toothed therapsids, a group that is ancestral to mammals. The authors here describe a gorgonopsian from the early–middle Permian of Mallorca, suggesting that therapsids originated in tropical regions and diversified quickly over 10 million years.

Rafel Matamales-Andreu
Christian F. Kammerer
Josep Fortuny
ResearchOpen Access17 Dec 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny

Navajosphenodon sani, a new sphenodontian species from Early Jurassic North America, is the oldest and most complete tuatara-lineage fossil. This suggests many features of the modern morphology including growth and skeletal architecture were established at least 190 million years ago.

Tiago R. Simões
Grace Kinney-Broderick
Stephanie E. Pierce
ResearchOpen Access03 Mar 2022
Communications Biology

Volume: 5, P: 1-19
Sustained high rates of morphological evolution during the rise of tetrapods

The authors use Bayesian morphological clock modelling and combined trace and body fossil data to examine the evolutionary dynamics of early tetrapodomorphs.

Tiago R. Simões
Stephanie E. Pierce
Research23 Aug 2021
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 5, P: 1403-1414
Discovery of the oldest South American fossil lizard illustrates the cosmopolitanism of early South American squamates

Jonathas Bittencourt et al. report the discovery of a fossil lizard in South America dated to at least 130 mya, about 20 million years earlier than previously thought. This finding suggests early lizards in South America were much more broadly distributed than extant species in this region.

Jonathas Souza Bittencourt
Tiago Rodrigues Simões
Max Cardoso Langer
ResearchOpen Access29 Apr 2020
Communications Biology

Volume: 3, P: 1-11
X-ray computed microtomography of Megachirella wachtleri

Tiago R. Simões
Michael W. Caldwell
Randall L. Nydam
ResearchOpen Access06 Nov 2018
Scientific Data

Volume: 5, P: 1-5
Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with severe tuberculosis evades cytosolic surveillance systems and modulates IL-1β production

Some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis seem to be able to avoid host defense systems. Here the authors stratify patients by severity of tuberculosis and find correlations with the level of IL-1β production by macrophages exposed to these isolates.

Jeremy Sousa
Baltazar Cá
Margarida Saraiva
ResearchOpen Access23 Apr 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-14
A Triassic stem lepidosaur illuminates the origin of lizard-like reptiles

Taytalura alcoberi, represented by a three-dimensionally preserved skull from the Late Triassic epoch of Argentina, is phylogenetically inferred as the earliest known lepidosauromorph, and reveals that sphenodontian skull architecture is plesiomorphic for lepidosaurs.

Ricardo N. Martínez
Tiago R. Simões
Sebastián Apesteguía
Research25 Aug 2021
Nature

Volume: 597, P: 235-238
Vision-related quality of life in patients treated for ocular syphilis

Milena Simões F. Silva
Tiago E. Arantes
João M. Furtado
ResearchOpen Access17 Aug 2023
Scientific Reports

Volume: 13, P: 1-7
Efficient spatially targeted gene editing using a near-infrared activatable protein-conjugated nanoparticle for brain applications

Spatial control of gene expression allows precise control over biological processes. Here, the authors develop an efficient light-responsive formulation based on upconversion nanoparticles, and demonstrate on-demand genetic manipulation in deep brain tissue.

Catarina Rebelo
Tiago Reis
Lino Ferreira
ResearchOpen Access16 Jul 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-16
An integrative omics approach to unravel toxicity mechanisms of environmental chemicals: effects of a formulated herbicide

Tiago Simões
Sara C. Novais
Marco F. L. Lemos
ResearchOpen Access27 Jul 2018
Scientific Reports

Volume: 8, P: 1-12
The rise of mammals

Tiago R. Simões
Books & Arts30 Dec 2021
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 6, P: 127-128
Reacquisition of the lower temporal bar in sexually dimorphic fossil lizards provides a rare case of convergent evolution

Tiago R. Simões
Gregory F. Funston
Michael W. Caldwell
ResearchOpen Access13 Apr 2016
Scientific Reports

Volume: 6, P: 1-12
Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries

Marta Kowal
Piotr Sorokowski
Filipe Prazeres
ResearchOpen Access01 Jul 2025
Scientific Data

Volume: 12, P: 1-12
Sperm-borne miR-216b modulates cell proliferation during early embryo development via K-RAS

Maíra Bianchi Rodrigues Alves
Rubens Paes de Arruda
Eneiva Carla Carvalho Celeghini
ResearchOpen Access17 Jul 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-14
The origin of squamates revealed by a Middle Triassic lizard from the Italian Alps

Computed tomography scanning of the Triassic fossil Megachirella wachtleri combined with a broad morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis of reptile relationships confirm it as the most primitive stem squamate.

Tiago R. Simões
Michael W. Caldwell
Randall L. Nydam
Research30 May 2018
Nature

Volume: 557, P: 706-709
Hospesneotomae n. gen. of the Triatomini tribe presents a turnaround in the taxonomy of the Triatoma protracta species complex

Vinícius Fernandes de Paiva
Jader de Oliveira
João Aristeu da Rosa
ResearchOpen Access09 Mar 2025
Scientific Reports

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
A spatial stream-network approach assists in managing the remnant genetic diversity of riparian forests

Patricia María Rodríguez-González
Cristina García
Maria Helena Almeida
ResearchOpen Access01 May 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
Thermodynamic analog of integrate-and-fire neuronal networks by maximum entropy modelling

T. S. A. N. Simões
C. I. N. Sampaio Filho
L. de Arcangelis
ResearchOpen Access25 Apr 2024
Scientific Reports

Volume: 14, P: 1-18
A New Clevosaurid from the Triassic (Carnian) of Brazil and the Rise of Sphenodontians in Gondwana

Annie S. Hsiou
Randall L. Nydam
Michael W. Caldwell
ResearchOpen Access14 Aug 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-12
The evolution of the axial skeleton intercentrum system in snakes revealed by new data from the Cretaceous snakes Dinilysia and Najash

Fernando F. Garberoglio
Raúl O. Gómez
Sebastián Apesteguía
ResearchOpen Access04 Feb 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
Targeting STAT3 signaling using stabilised sulforaphane (SFX-01) inhibits endocrine resistant stem-like cells in ER-positive breast cancer

Bruno M. Simões
Angélica Santiago-Gómez
Robert B. Clarke
ResearchOpen Access30 May 2020
Oncogene

Volume: 39, P: 4896-4908
Methylglyoxal-induced glycation changes adipose tissue vascular architecture, flow and expansion, leading to insulin resistance

Tiago Rodrigues
Paulo Matafome
Raquel Seiça
ResearchOpen Access10 May 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-13
Author Correction: A New Clevosaurid from the Triassic (Carnian) of Brazil and the Rise of Sphenodontians in Gondwana

Annie S. Hsiou
Randall L. Nydam
Michael W. Caldwell
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access06 May 2021
Scientific Reports

Volume: 11, P: 1
The draft genome sequence of cork oak

António Marcos Ramos
Ana Usié
Sónia Gonçalves
ResearchOpen Access22 May 2018
Scientific Data

Volume: 5, P: 1-12

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A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana

Megaevolutionary dynamics and the timing of evolutionary innovation in reptiles

A tiny new Middle Triassic stem-lepidosauromorph from Germany: implications for the early evolution of lepidosauromorphs and the Vellberg fauna

Early–middle Permian Mediterranean gorgonopsian suggests an equatorial origin of therapsids

An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny

Sustained high rates of morphological evolution during the rise of tetrapods

Discovery of the oldest South American fossil lizard illustrates the cosmopolitanism of early South American squamates

X-ray computed microtomography of Megachirella wachtleri

Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with severe tuberculosis evades cytosolic surveillance systems and modulates IL-1β production

A Triassic stem lepidosaur illuminates the origin of lizard-like reptiles

Vision-related quality of life in patients treated for ocular syphilis

Efficient spatially targeted gene editing using a near-infrared activatable protein-conjugated nanoparticle for brain applications

An integrative omics approach to unravel toxicity mechanisms of environmental chemicals: effects of a formulated herbicide

The rise of mammals

Reacquisition of the lower temporal bar in sexually dimorphic fossil lizards provides a rare case of convergent evolution

Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries

Sperm-borne miR-216b modulates cell proliferation during early embryo development via K-RAS

The origin of squamates revealed by a Middle Triassic lizard from the Italian Alps

Hospesneotomae n. gen. of the Triatomini tribe presents a turnaround in the taxonomy of the Triatoma protracta species complex

A spatial stream-network approach assists in managing the remnant genetic diversity of riparian forests

Thermodynamic analog of integrate-and-fire neuronal networks by maximum entropy modelling

A New Clevosaurid from the Triassic (Carnian) of Brazil and the Rise of Sphenodontians in Gondwana

The evolution of the axial skeleton intercentrum system in snakes revealed by new data from the Cretaceous snakes Dinilysia and Najash

Targeting STAT3 signaling using stabilised sulforaphane (SFX-01) inhibits endocrine resistant stem-like cells in ER-positive breast cancer

Methylglyoxal-induced glycation changes adipose tissue vascular architecture, flow and expansion, leading to insulin resistance

Author Correction: A New Clevosaurid from the Triassic (Carnian) of Brazil and the Rise of Sphenodontians in Gondwana

The draft genome sequence of cork oak

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