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• Select A bizarre jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings

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  A bizarre jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings

  Authors:Xing Xu, Xiaoting Zheng, Corwin Sullivan, XiaoliWang, Lida Xing, Yan Wang, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 521, Issue 7550) Peer-Reviewed

  May 7, 20153,128 words Report 1670LThe wings of birds and their closest theropod relatives share a uniform fundamental architecture, with pinnate flight feathers as the key component (1-3). Here we report a new scansoriopterygid theropod, Yiqigen. et sp....
• Select In response to the announcement that this will be the 10th Anniversary issue

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  In response to the announcement that this will be the 10th Anniversary issue

  Authors:Mark Anderson, Charles Beauclerk, Elizabeth Imlay, Matthew Cossolotto, Frank Davis, Daniel Wright, et al.From:The Oxfordian (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 2007760 words Letter to the editor Dear Editor, As an in-depth, scholarly journal devoted to delving full fathom five into "Shakespeare" as the creative output of the Court poet-playwright Edward de Vere, THE OXFORDIAN is without peer. I consulted...
• Select The First Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph from the Middle Jurassic of Spain, with Implications for Evolution of the Subclade Rhacheosaurini

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  The First Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph from the Middle Jurassic of Spain, with Implications for Evolution of the Subclade Rhacheosaurini

  Authors:Jara Parrilla-Bel, Mark T. Young, Miguel Moreno-Azanza, and Jose Ignacio CanudoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 23, 201314,705 words Article 1200LAuthor(s): Jara Parrilla-Bel 1 , * , Mark T. Young 2 , Miguel Moreno-Azanza 1 , José Ignacio Canudo 1 Introduction Crocodylomorpha was a morphologically and ecologically diverse clade during Mesozoic [1]-[5], and...
• Select Jurassic scaphopoda from the Russian platform: Pulsellidae and Gadilidae

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  Jurassic scaphopoda from the Russian platform: Pulsellidae and Gadilidae

  Author:A.V. GuzhovFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 51, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20177,487 words Article 1120LThe scaphopod families Pulsellidae and Gadilidae from sandy and clayey beds of the Jurassic (Callovian-Volgian) of European Russia are investigated. In Pulsellidae, the following taxa are described: Annulipulsellum with...
• Select Bryozoan (Stenolaemata) Records from the Upper Callovian (Middle Jurassic) of the Moscow Region

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  Bryozoan (Stenolaemata) Records from the Upper Callovian (Middle Jurassic) of the Moscow Region

  Authors:L.A. Viskova and A.V. PakhnevichFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 51, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20173,392 words Article 1340LEncrusting bryozoans (Stenolaemata, Tubuliporida) discovered from upper Callovian deposits (Middle Jurassic) near the town of Kolomna in the Moscow region are described. They belong to two new species: Microeciella...
• Select Two new species of Archaeohelorus (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Heloridae) from the Middle Jurassic of China

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  Two new species of Archaeohelorus (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Heloridae) from the Middle Jurassic of China

  Authors:Xiaoqing Shi, Yunyun Zhao, Chungkun Shih, and Dong RenFrom:ZooKeys (Issue 369) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 13, 20143,590 words Article 1280LAuthor(s): Xiaoqing Shi [1]; Yunyun Zhao [1]; Chungkun Shih [1]; Dong Ren [1] Introduction Proctotrupoidea Latreille, 1802, including 11 extant families, is a significant group within Hymenoptera for their long...
• Select Lower Jurassic cockroaches (Insecta: Blattaria) from Germany and England

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  Lower Jurassic cockroaches (Insecta: Blattaria) from Germany and England

  Authors:Peter Vrsansky and Jorg AnsorgeFrom:African Invertebrates (Vol. 48, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20076,171 words Report Types of the Lower Jurassic cockroaches described by Geinitz, Scudder, Handlirsch and Bode from Germany and England are redescribed. Forty-five previously described Lower Toarcian cockroach species are synonymised into...
• Select A new find of early cretaceous radiolarians on the Arctic Coast of East Siberia (Lena River Delta Area)

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  A new find of early cretaceous radiolarians on the Arctic Coast of East Siberia (Lena River Delta Area)

  Authors:V.S. Vishnevskaya, E.O. Amon, V.A. Marinov, and B.N. ShuryginFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 458, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20141,543 words Article 1650LIn the Volgian-Berriasian (terminal Tithonian-Berriasin) sections of the Russian Arctic coast, fossil radiolarians occur in the Barents Sea region [15], Nordvik Peninsula [4], and northeastern Anyui River basin [6]. In...
• Select A new Discohelicid (Gastropoda) from the Callovian beds of Russia

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  A new Discohelicid (Gastropoda) from the Callovian beds of Russia

  Author:A.V. GuzhovFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20141,100 words Article 1250LA new subgenus and species of the family Discohelicidae, Discohelix (Amerevohelix) alekseevi subgen. et sp. nov., from the clayey--carbonate beds of the Middle Callovian of the Moscow Region is described. Keywords:...
• Select Ostracods of the genus Palaeocytheridea Mandelstam in the Middle and Upper Jurassic of Europe: 3. Stratigraphy and paleobiogeography

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  Ostracods of the genus Palaeocytheridea Mandelstam in the Middle and Upper Jurassic of Europe: 3. Stratigraphy and paleobiogeography

  Author:E.M. TesakovaFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20142,702 words Article 1420LThe analysis of distribution of endemic and cosmopolitan ostracods of the genus Palaeocytheridea shows that, in the Bajocian and Bathonian, the Tethyan and Boreal-Atlantic regions of Western and Eastern Europe developed...
• Select Pterosauria of the Great Oolite Group (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, England

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  Pterosauria of the Great Oolite Group (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, England

  Authors:Michael O'Sullivan and David M. MartillFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 201817,834 words Report 1290LThe current understanding of UK Middle Jurassic pterosaur taxonomy is under-developed, leading to it being previously considered a time of low diversity. This is despite the presence of a productive but under-studied...
• Select Middle-late Jurassic foraminifers of the western Caucasus: evolution of foraminiferal assemblages and some environmental aspects

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  Middle-late Jurassic foraminifers of the western Caucasus: evolution of foraminiferal assemblages and some environmental aspects

  Author:V.Ja. VuksFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 47, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 9, 20132,887 words Article 1280LBased on the analysis of distribution of Middle-Late Jurassic foraminifers of the western Caucasus in each particular paleotectonic zone, the evolutionary dynamics of foraminiferal assemblages and their relationships...
• Select Source rock potential of Lower to Middle Jurassic black clastic sequences of the Intermontane belt

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  Source rock potential of Lower to Middle Jurassic black clastic sequences of the Intermontane belt

  Author:Filippo FerriFrom:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Vol. 48, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 201116,247 words Report 1490LLower to Middle Jurassic clastic sequences are widespread within the interior of the Canadian Cordillera. These successions cap waning Jurassic volcanism in many Cordilleran arc terranes and are succeeded by clastic...
• Select A new genus and species of polychelid lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Eryonidae) from the early Jurassic (Hettangian) of British Columbia

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  A new genus and species of polychelid lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Eryonidae) from the early Jurassic (Hettangian) of British Columbia

  Authors:Rodney M. Feldmann, Carrie E. Schweitzer, and James W. HaggartFrom:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Vol. 50, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20134,273 words Report 1220LA single specimen of decapod crustacean, preserved in ventral view and compressed, represents a new genus and species of eryonid lobster, Wrangelleryon perates. The discovery in Lower Jurassic (Hettangian) sediments of...
• Select Upper jurassic lagerstatte Shar Teg, Southwestern Mongolia

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  Upper jurassic lagerstatte Shar Teg, Southwestern Mongolia

  Authors:A.G. Ponomarenko, D.S. Aristov, A.S. Bashkuev, Yu.M. Gubin, A.V. Khramov, E.D. Lukashevich, et al.From:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 14) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 24, 201426,065 words Article 1090LMammals One tooth of the mammal Tegotherium gubini Tatarinov, 1994, representing the new order Tegotheridia of the superorder Symmetrodonta, was found among bone remains collected in the "thin" fraction of the...
• Select Sedimentology and ichnology of the Mafube dinosaur track site (Lower Jurassic, eastern Free State, South Africa): a report on footprint preservation and palaeoenvironment

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  Sedimentology and ichnology of the Mafube dinosaur track site (Lower Jurassic, eastern Free State, South Africa): a report on footprint preservation and palaeoenvironment

  Authors:Lara Sciscio, Emese M. Bordy, Mhairi Reid, and Miengah AbrahamsFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 23, 201610,328 words Article 1400LFootprint morphology (e.g., outline shape, depth of impression) is one of the key diagnostic features used in the interpretation of ancient vertebrate tracks. Over 80 tridactyl tracks, confined to the same bedding...
• Select A New Sauropodomorph Dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Patagonia and the Origin and Evolution of the Sauropod-type Sacrum

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  A New Sauropodomorph Dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Patagonia and the Origin and Evolution of the Sauropod-type Sacrum

  Authors:Diego Pol, Alberto Garrido, and Ignacio A. CerdaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 26, 201114,823 words Article 1460LBackground The origin of sauropod dinosaurs is one of the major landmarks of dinosaur evolution but is still poorly understood. This drastic transformation involved major skeletal modifications, including a shift...
• Select Applying piezometric evolution indicators to facilitate stakeholder's participation in the management of groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Case study: Fuente de Piedra playa lake (southern Spain)

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  Applying piezometric evolution indicators to facilitate stakeholder's participation in the management of groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Case study: Fuente de Piedra playa lake (southern Spain)

  Authors:Miguel Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Sergio Martos, Antonio Pedrera, and Margarita CruzFrom:Hydrobiologia (Vol. 782, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20165,621 words Article 1360LThe impact derived from the exploitation of natural resources can be quantified using statistical indicators. We analyse the groundwater level evolution of jeopardised aquifers using the Temporal Variation Index and the...
• Select New Caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera) of the Philopotamidae Family from the Middle Jurassic of Siberia (Kubekovo Locality)

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  New Caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera) of the Philopotamidae Family from the Middle Jurassic of Siberia (Kubekovo Locality)

  Authors:I. D. Sukatsheva and D. V. VasilenkoFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 54, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20203,592 words Article 1110LTwo new taxa of the genus Archiphilopotamus Sukatsheva, 1985: A. kubekovensis sp. nov. and A. absurdus sp. nov. are described, and the two taxa A. luxus Sukatsheva, 1985 and A. mancus Sukatsheva, 1985 are redescribed...
• Select Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

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  Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

  Authors:Steven U. Vidovic and David M. MartillFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 22, 201410,747 words Article 1410LThe taxonomy of the Late Jurassic pterodactyloid pterosaur Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 from the Solnhofen Limestone Formation of Bavaria, Germany is reviewed. Its nomenclatural history is long and complex,...