Sentence examples for comparable to extant from inspiring English sources

Most members of the group were dog- or wolf-like predators, although some species reached sizes comparable to extant polar bears and grizzly bears [Sigogneau-Russell (1989) provides an overview of the diversity of gorgonopsian species; Kemp (1982) and Kemp (2005) give more general introductions to the group].

We here report soft-bodied sea anemone-like microfossils from the Kuanchuanpu Formation representing the oldest stem hexacorallians directly comparable to extant counterparts.

In terms of chaetal length relative to shell size, M. burgessensis and P. zenobia are most comparable to extant discinids, in particular Discinisca and Pelagodiscus [ 119].

In this section, we compare our findings to extant literature.

Similarly, for pig mitochondrial DNA sequences, contamination revealed a diversity comparable to the extant Eurasian diversity [63] (Figure S2B).

FGDs were used, rather than personal interviews, as it was felt that the latter would be too intimidating and not directly comparable to the extant literature.

"ECHO, by restricting itself to extant cohorts, will provide some information, but it's not comparable to making a comprehensive assessment during the critical exposure window of pregnancy," he says.

Metatheria includes the common ancestor of all extant marsupials plus all extinct mammals that are more closely related to living marsupials than to extant placentals [3].

For the purposes of this study, it is assumed that ankylosaurids had muscle physiology comparable to those of extant homeotherms.

This interpretation is consistent with other lines of evidence supporting relatively high metabolic rates in pterosaurs, including the filamentous nature of the integument [e.g. 16], [45], [46], a flight performance comparable to that of extant birds and bats [1], [3], [4], [6], [7], [16], [17] and relatively large brain size [47].

The posterior thoracopods, i.e., walking limbs, are also presented for the first time, but appear to be comparable to those of extant stomatopods.