| Ontogenetic stages in the long bone histology of sauropod dinosaurs N Klein, M Sander Paleobiology 34 (2), 247-263, 2008 | 242 | 2008 |
| Bone histology and growth of the prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus engelhardti von Meyer, 1837 from the Norian bonebeds of Trossingen (Germany) and Frick (Switzerland) N Klein, PM Sander Special Papers in Palaeontology 77, 169, 2007 | 165 | 2007 |
| Developmental plasticity in the life history of a prosauropod dinosaur PM Sander, N Klein Science 310 (5755), 1800-1802, 2005 | 164 | 2005 |
| Adaptive radiation in sauropod dinosaurs: bone histology indicates rapid evolution of giant body size through acceleration PM Sander, N Klein, E Buffetaut, G Cuny, V Suteethorn, J Le Loeuff Organisms Diversity & Evolution 4 (3), 165-173, 2004 | 134 | 2004 |
| European origin of placodont marine reptiles and the evolution of crushing dentition in Placodontia JM Neenan, N Klein, TM Scheyer Nature Communications 4 (1), 1621, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| Adaptive patterns in aquatic amniote bone microanatomy—more complex than previously thought A Houssaye, P Martin Sander, N Klein Integrative and Comparative Biology 56 (6), 1349-1369, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
| Sauropod bone histology and its implications for sauropod biology PM Sander, N Klein, K Stein, O Wings Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: Understanding the life of giants, 276-302, 2011 | 93 | 2011 |
| Long bone histology of Sauropterygia from the Lower Muschelkalk of the Germanic Basin provides unexpected implications for phylogeny N Klein PLoS One 5 (7), e11613, 2010 | 88 | 2010 |
| Skeletochronology and isotopic analysis of a captive individual of Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1802 N Klein, T Scheyer, T Tütken Fossil Record 12 (2), 121-131, 2009 | 78 | 2009 |
| A nearly complete skeleton of an early juvenile diplodocid (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Lower Morrison Formation (Late Jurassic) of north central Wyoming and its … D Schwarz, T Ikejiri, BH Breithaupt, PM Sander, N Klein Historical Biology 19 (3), 225-253, 2007 | 69 | 2007 |
| Aging, maturation and growth of sauropodomorph dinosaurs as deduced from growth curves using long bone histological data: an assessment of methodological constraints and solutions EM Griebeler, N Klein, PM Sander PloS one 8 (6), e67012, 2013 | 63 | 2013 |
| Histology shows that elongated neck ribs in sauropod dinosaurs are ossified tendons N Klein, A Christian, PM Sander Biology letters 8 (6), 1032-1035, 2012 | 60 | 2012 |
| Modified laminar bone in Ampelosaurus atacis and other titanosaurs (Sauropoda): implications for life history and physiology N Klein, PM Sander, K Stein, J Le Loeuff, JL Carballido, E Buffetaut PLoS One 7 (5), e36907, 2012 | 60 | 2012 |
| Unique growth pattern of Metoposaurus diagnosticus krasiejowensis (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Upper Triassic of Krasiejów, Poland D Konietzko-Meier, N Klein Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 370, 145-157, 2013 | 59 | 2013 |
| How to get big in the Mesozoic: the evolution of the sauropodomorph body plan OWM Rauhut, R Fechner, K Remes, K Reis Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: Understanding the life of giants, 119-149, 2011 | 53 | 2011 |
| Postcranial morphology and growth of the pachypleurosaur Anarosaurus heterodontus (Sauropterygia) from the Lower Muschelkalk of Winterswijk, The Netherlands N Klein Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86, 389-408, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
| Developmental palaeontology of Reptilia as revealed by histological studies TM Scheyer, N Klein, PM Sander Seminars in cell & developmental biology 21 (4), 462-470, 2010 | 47 | 2010 |
| The Limits of Growth M Sander, J Hummel, N Klein, M Clauss German Research 29 (3), 16-19, 2007 | 47 | 2007 |
| Bone histology and its implications for the life history and growth of the Early Cretaceous titanosaur Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae N Klein, M Sander, V Suteethorn Geological Society, London, Special Publications 315 (1), 217-228, 2009 | 45 | 2009 |
| Diverse Aquatic Adaptations in Nothosaurus spp. (Sauropterygia)—Inferences from Humeral Histology and Microanatomy N Klein, PM Sander, A Krahl, TM Scheyer, A Houssaye PloS one 11 (7), e0158448, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
