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• Select First Evidence for Wollemi Pine-type Pollen (Dilwynites: Araucariaceae) in South America

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  First Evidence for Wollemi Pine-type Pollen (Dilwynites: Araucariaceae) in South America

  Authors:Mike Macphail, Raymond J. Carpenter, Ari Iglesias, and Peter WilfFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 19, 20135,584 words Article 1480LAuthor(s): Mike Macphail 1,*, Raymond J. Carpenter 2, Ari Iglesias 3,4, Peter Wilf 5 Introduction The Southern Hemisphere monkey-puzzle tree family, Araucariaceae, was long believed to comprise two living genera:...
• Select Reasons for the Outbreak of Microphytoplankton Productivity in the Late Oligocene Turtas Lake-Sea, Western Siberia

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  Reasons for the Outbreak of Microphytoplankton Productivity in the Late Oligocene Turtas Lake-Sea, Western Siberia

  Authors:O.B. Kuzmina, D.V. Kuzmin, and B.N. ShuryginFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 474, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20171,584 words Article 1400LPalynological (dinocysts) and geochemical data were compared for the first time for Paleogene sediments of borehole no. 8 (settlement of Russkaya Polyana, Omsk oblast). The layers with a concentrated amount of dinocysts...
• Select Paleobathymetry of a Silurian shelf based on brachiopod assemblages: an oxygen isotope test

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  Paleobathymetry of a Silurian shelf based on brachiopod assemblages: an oxygen isotope test

  Authors:Karem Azmy, Jan Veizer, Jisuo Jin, Paul Copper, and Uwe BrandFrom:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20065,342 words Article 1720LAbstract: Primary [delta][sup.18]O signals of 97 brachiopod shells from the Lower Silurian (Llandovery) carbonate succession of Anticosti Island were used to test the hypothesis of water-depth and water-temperature...
• Select Lizards of the family Arretosauridae Gilmore, 1943 (Iguanomorpha, Iguania) from the Paleogene of Mongolia

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  Lizards of the family Arretosauridae Gilmore, 1943 (Iguanomorpha, Iguania) from the Paleogene of Mongolia

  Author:V.R. AlifanovFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 46, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20125,073 words Article 1270LThe family Arretosauridae is an enigmatic group of Asian iguanians, which contains one species, Arretosaurus ornatus Gilmore, 1943 from the Late Eocene of Inner Mongolia (China). In this work, the fossil family is...
• Select Gas-bearing ice crystallites in clayey deposits

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  Gas-bearing ice crystallites in clayey deposits

  Authors:A.N. Kurchatova, V.P. Mel'nikov, and V.V. RogovFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 459, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20141,494 words Article 1440LThis work is dedicated to gas-bearing empty ice crystallites 100-500 [micro]m in size, which were found for the first time in Paleogene diatomic clay in the upper part of the frozen sequence of Western Siberia. The...
• Select Bottom-Water Conditions in a Marine Basin after the Cretaceous-Paleogene Impact Event: Timing the Recovery of Oxygen Levels and Productivity

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  Bottom-Water Conditions in a Marine Basin after the Cretaceous-Paleogene Impact Event: Timing the Recovery of Oxygen Levels and Productivity

  Authors:Claudia Sosa-Montes De Oca, Francisca Martinez-Ruiz, and Francisco Javier Rodriguez-TovarFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 13, 20134,188 words Article 1590LAn ultra-high-resolution analysis of major and trace element contents from the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary interval in the Caravaca section, southeast Spain, reveals a quick recovery of depositional conditions after...
• Select Mammal faunal change in the zone of the Paleogene hyperthermals ETM2 and H2

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  Mammal faunal change in the zone of the Paleogene hyperthermals ETM2 and H2

  Author:A. E. ChewFrom:Climate of the Past (Vol. 11, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 24, 2015380 words Brief article "Hyperthermals" are past intervals of geologically rapid global warming that provide the opportunity to study the effects of climate change on existing faunas over thousands of years. A series of hyperthermals is known...
• Select Paleocene orthophragminids from the Lakadong Limestone, Mawmluh Quarry section, Meghalaya (Shillong, NE India): implications for the regional geology and paleobiogeography

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  Paleocene orthophragminids from the Lakadong Limestone, Mawmluh Quarry section, Meghalaya (Shillong, NE India): implications for the regional geology and paleobiogeography

  Authors:Ercan Ozcan, Johannes Pignatti, Christer Pereira, Ali Osman Yucel, Katica Drobne, Filippo Barattolo, et al.From:Journal of Micropalaeontology (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 18, 2018422 words Brief article The late Paleocene orthophragminids, hitherto poorly known from the Himalayan foreland basins, are studied from the Lakadong Limestone in Meghalaya, northeastern India, in order to establish a systematic,...
• Select The evolution of diagnostic characters of wing venation in representatives of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).

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  The evolution of diagnostic characters of wing venation in representatives of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).

  Author:K.S. PerfilievaFrom:Entomological Review (Vol. 95, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 1, 20154,994 words Article 1420LProblems of the formation of a complex of diagnostic characters that determine taxa of the subfamily Myrmeciinae are discussed. A comparative analysis of morphological data on the recent and extinct Myrmeciinae was...
• Select New large leptictid insectivore from the Late Paleogene of South Dakota, USA

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  New large leptictid insectivore from the Late Paleogene of South Dakota, USA

  Authors:T.J Meehan and Larry D. MartinFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20126,467 words Report 1250LFrom a skull and mandible, we describe a new genus and species of a primitive insectivore (Mammalia: Insectivora: Leptictida: Leptictidae). Its large body size and higher-crowned teeth indicate a different feeding...
• Select Origin and global diversification patterns of tropical rain forests: inferences from a complete genus-level phylogeny of palms

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  Origin and global diversification patterns of tropical rain forests: inferences from a complete genus-level phylogeny of palms

  Authors:Thomas LP. Couvreur, Felix Forest, and William J. BakerFrom:BMC Biology (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  June 16, 20119,268 words Report 1510LBackground Understanding how biodiversity is shaped through time is a fundamental question in biology. Even though tropical rain forests (TRF) represent the most diverse terrestrial biomes on the planet, the timing,...
• Select Sources of Clastic Material of Cretaceous-Paleogene Deposits in the Southwestern Part of the Amur-Zeya Basin: Results of Dating U-Pb Detrital Zircons

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  Sources of Clastic Material of Cretaceous-Paleogene Deposits in the Southwestern Part of the Amur-Zeya Basin: Results of Dating U-Pb Detrital Zircons

  Authors:A.P. Sorokin and A.A. SorokinFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 474, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20171,837 words Article 1370LThe results of our study indicate that at the Late Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in the southeastern part of the Amur-Zeya Basin, the sedimentation conditions changed drastically, namely, the change of provenance areas...
• Select Morphology and Affinities of Ampelocissites Seeds (Vitaceae: Ampelopsis clade) from the Paleogene of Texas, USA.

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  Morphology and Affinities of Ampelocissites Seeds (Vitaceae: Ampelopsis clade) from the Paleogene of Texas, USA.

  Author:Steven R. ManchesterFrom:Systematic Botany (Vol. 45, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20204,284 words Article 1270LThe type material on which the fossil genus name Ampelocissites was established in 1929 has been reexamined with the aid of X-ray micro-computed tomography (and#x3bc;-CT) scanning and compared with seeds of extant taxa...
• Select Paleogeographic settings and geodynamics of the northeastern Pacific margin of Asia in the terminal Cretaceous-Early Paleogene

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  Paleogeographic settings and geodynamics of the northeastern Pacific margin of Asia in the terminal Cretaceous-Early Paleogene

  Author:V.D. ChekhovichFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 431, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20102,200 words Article 1690LEvolution of the ocean-continent transition zone in the northeastern Pacific margin of Asia in the context of general geodynamics continues to receive attention from geologists. This problem is considered in many...
• Select Complex analysis of data on the petrochemistry of phosphorites of the Arabian-African continental platform and mediterranean

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  Complex analysis of data on the petrochemistry of phosphorites of the Arabian-African continental platform and mediterranean

  Authors:T.V. Litvinova and A.A. AbbyasovFrom:Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 433, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20101,823 words Article 1340LTwo global epochs of phosphate genesis within the boundary deposits of the Vendian-Cambrian and Late Cretaceous-Paleogene are distinguished in the geological history of the Earth. According to the classification...
• Select A revision of the late Cretaceous-Paleocene eutherian mammal Cimolestes Marsh, 1889

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  A revision of the late Cretaceous-Paleocene eutherian mammal Cimolestes Marsh, 1889

  Author:Richard C. FoxFrom:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Vol. 52, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20159,510 words Report 1530LCimolestes Marsh is a North American eutherian mammal primarily known from latest Cretaceous deposits in Alberta, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and Montana. At present, five species of Cimolestes are considered valid, all...
• Select A New Charophyte Species from the Upper Oligocene of Western Mongolia (Shine Us Locality)

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  A New Charophyte Species from the Upper Oligocene of Western Mongolia (Shine Us Locality)

  Author:L. GereltsetsegFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 12, 20161,088 words Article 1080LAn assemblage of charophyte algae from the Upper Oligocene Beger Formation in the Shine Us locality (Mongolia) is characterized and a new species, Charites badamica, is described. Keywords: charophytes algae,...
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  Preface

  Author:E.E. PerkovskyFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 4, 2016378 words Brief article 1310LThe amber is well-known as a source of the most valuable, otherwise inaccessible information on the biota and conditions in the past. The interest in studying Mesozoic and Paleogene ambers has recently sharply increased...
• Select Paleogenomics: reconstruction of plant evolutionary trajectories from modern and ancient DNA.

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  Paleogenomics: reconstruction of plant evolutionary trajectories from modern and ancient DNA.

  Authors:Caroline Pont, Stefanie Wagner, Antoine Kremer, Ludovic Orlando, Christophe Plomion, and Jerome SalseFrom:Genome Biology (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 11, 20199,635 words Report 1710LHow contemporary plant genomes originated and evolved is a fascinating question. One approach uses reference genomes from extant species to reconstruct the sequence and structure of their common ancestors over deep...
• Select Fossil Plotopterid Seabirds from the Eo-Oligocene of the Olympic Peninsula (Washington State, USA): Descriptions and Functional Morphology

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  Fossil Plotopterid Seabirds from the Eo-Oligocene of the Olympic Peninsula (Washington State, USA): Descriptions and Functional Morphology

  Authors:Gareth J. Dyke, Xia Wang, and Michael B. HabibFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 31, 20118,954 words Article 1410LThe plotopterids (Aves, Plotopteridae) were a group of extinct wing-propelled marine birds that are known from Paleogene-aged sediments (Eocene to Miocene), mostly around the Pacific Rim (especially Japan and the...