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• Select Cranial and mandibular anatomy of Plastomenus thomasii and a new time-tree of trionychid evolution.

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  Cranial and mandibular anatomy of Plastomenus thomasii and a new time-tree of trionychid evolution.

  Authors:Serjoscha W. Evers, Kimberley E. J. Chapelle, and Walter G. JoyceFrom:Swiss Journal of Paleontology (Vol. 142, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 202327,807 words Article 1410LTrionychid (softshell) turtles have a peculiar bauplan, which includes shell reductions and cranial elongation. Despite a rich fossil record dating back to the Early Cretaceous, the evolutionary origin of the trionychid...
• Select Evolution of median fin patterning and modularity in living and fossil osteichthyans.

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  Evolution of median fin patterning and modularity in living and fossil osteichthyans.

  Authors:France Charest, Jorge Mondéjar Fernández, Thomas Grünbaum, and Richard CloutierFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 15, 202315,550 words Report 1420LMorphological and developmental similarities, and interactions among developing structures are interpreted as evidences of modularity. Such similarities exist between the dorsal and anal fins of living actinopterygians,...
• Select Is the middle Cambrian Brooksella a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil?

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  Is the middle Cambrian Brooksella a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil?

  Authors:Morrison R. Nolan, Sally E. Walker, Tara Selly, and James SchiffbauerFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 202312,173 words Article 1380LFirst described as a medusoid jellyfish, the "star-shaped" Brooksella from the Conasauga shale Lagerstätten, Southeastern USA, was variously reconsidered as algae, feeding traces, gas bubbles, and most recently...
• Select Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs.

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  Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs.

  Authors:Yurika Uno and Tatsuya HirasawaFrom:Zoological Letters (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 23, 20233,826 words Article 1490LAvian wings as organs for aerial locomotion are furnished with a highly specialized musculoskeletal system compared with the forelimbs of other tetrapod vertebrates. Among the specializations, the propatagium, which...
• Select Studies on geochemical characteristics and biomineralization of Cambrian phosphorites, Zhijin, Guizhou Province, China.

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  Studies on geochemical characteristics and biomineralization of Cambrian phosphorites, Zhijin, Guizhou Province, China.

  Authors:Lei Gao, Ruidong Yang, Tong Wu, Chaokun Luo, Hai Xu, and Xinran NiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 202311,528 words Report 1490LPhosphate rocks, an important ore resource in Guizhou Province, China, are mainly hosted within the Sinian Doushantuo Formation and the Cambrian Meishucun Formation. In addition, the phosphate rocks of the Cambrian...
• Select Non-avian theropod phalanges from the marine Fox Hills Formation (Maastrichtian), western South Dakota, USA.

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  Non-avian theropod phalanges from the marine Fox Hills Formation (Maastrichtian), western South Dakota, USA.

  Authors:Chamberlain, Jr, John A., Katja Knoll, and Joseph J. W. SertichFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 7, 202313,536 words Article 1430LWe report here the first dinosaur skeletal material described from the marine Fox Hills Formation (Maastrichtian) of western South Dakota. The find consists of two theropod pedal phalanges: one recovered from the middle...
• Select Taphonomy of the teleost Tselfatia formosa Arambourg, 1943 from Vallecillo, NE Mexico.

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  Taphonomy of the teleost Tselfatia formosa Arambourg, 1943 from Vallecillo, NE Mexico.

  Authors:Eva Susanne Stinnesbeck, Fabian Herder, Jes Rust, and Wolfgang StinnesbeckFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20237,019 words Report 1340LThe platy limestone deposit of Vallecillo in northeastern Mexico is dated to the early-middle Turonian (Late Cretaceous) and known to contain a variety of well-preserved vertebrate fossils. One of the most common fish...
• Select COMPARISON OF AVIAN AND NON-AVIAN REPTILE DIGESTION ON SMALL MAMMAL REMAINS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON PALAEOECOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS.

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  COMPARISON OF AVIAN AND NON-AVIAN REPTILE DIGESTION ON SMALL MAMMAL REMAINS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON PALAEOECOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS.

  Authors:Todd B. Bennett and Alfred J. MeadFrom:Georgia Journal of Science (Vol. 81, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Wntr 2023228 words Report, Author abstr... 1560LSmall mammals are a uniquely important group in understanding paleoecology due to their restricted habitat and sensitivity to changing environments. The use of small mammal fossils has been widely documented in...
• Select A new Meckel's cartilage from the Devonian Hangenberg black shale in Morocco and its position in chondrichthyan jaw morphospace.

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  A new Meckel's cartilage from the Devonian Hangenberg black shale in Morocco and its position in chondrichthyan jaw morphospace.

  Authors:Merle Greif, Humberto G. Ferrón, and Christian KlugFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 21, 20227,225 words Article 1320LFossil chondrichthyan remains are mostly known from their teeth, scales or fin spines only, whereas their cartilaginous endoskeletons require exceptional preservational conditions to become fossilized. While most...
• Select Guttigomphus avilionis gen. et sp. nov., a trirachodontid cynodont from the upper Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.

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  Guttigomphus avilionis gen. et sp. nov., a trirachodontid cynodont from the upper Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.

  Authors:Romy R. Rayner, Richard J. Butler, Christian F. Kammerer, and Jonah N. ChoiniereFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 16, 202211,611 words Article 1440LThe Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa is a richly fossiliferous rock sequence at the top of the Permian-Triassic Beaufort Group and is known for its abundance of Early-Middle Triassic vertebrate remains, particularly...
• Select The first Jurassic coelacanth from Switzerland.

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  The first Jurassic coelacanth from Switzerland.

  Authors:Christophe Ferrante, Ursula Menkveld-Gfeller, and Lionel CavinFrom:Swiss Journal of Paleontology (Vol. 141, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 202211,336 words Article 1390LCoelacanths form a clade of sarcopterygian fish represented today by a single genus, Latimeria. The fossil record of the group, which dates back to the Early Devonian, is sparse. In Switzerland, only Triassic sites in...
• Select Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur.

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  Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur.

  Authors:Paul C Sereno, Nathan Myhrvold, Donald M Henderson, Frank E Fish, Daniel Vidal, Stephanie L Baumgart, et al.From:eLife (Vol. 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 202216,326 words Article 1440LA predominantly fish-eating diet was envisioned for the sail-backed theropod dinosaur Spinosaurus aegyptiacus when its elongate jaws with subconical teeth were unearthed a century ago in Egypt. Recent discovery of the...
• Select A previously overlooked, highly diverse early Pleistocene elasmobranch assemblage from southern Taiwan.

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  A previously overlooked, highly diverse early Pleistocene elasmobranch assemblage from southern Taiwan.

  Authors:Chia-Yen Lin, Chien-Hsiang Lin, and Kenshu ShimadaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20, 202212,763 words Article 1180LThe Niubu fossil locality in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan is best known for its rich early Pleistocene marine fossils that provide insights into the poorly understood past diversity in the area. The elasmobranch teeth...
• Select Experimental dissolution of fossil bone under variable pH conditions.

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  Experimental dissolution of fossil bone under variable pH conditions.

  Authors:Colleen A. Sullivan and Sarah W. KeenanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 13, 20229,391 words Report 1480LFossils exposed at the surface are an integral component of the paleontologic record and provide an archive of past life. However, it is widely known that fossils are not stable indefinitely upon exposure to surface...
• Select Biostratinomic alterations of an Edmontosaurus "mummy" reveal a pathway for soft tissue preservation without invoking "exceptional conditions".

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  Biostratinomic alterations of an Edmontosaurus "mummy" reveal a pathway for soft tissue preservation without invoking "exceptional conditions".

  Authors:Stephanie K. Drumheller, Clint A. Boyd, Becky M. S. Barnes, and Mindy L. HouseholderFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 12, 202210,764 words Report 1610LRemoval or protection from biostratinomic agents of decomposition, such as predators and scavengers, is widely seen as a requirement for high-quality preservation of soft tissues in the fossil record. In this context,...
• Select The odonatan insects from the Paleocene of Menat, central France.

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  The odonatan insects from the Paleocene of Menat, central France.

  Authors:Andre Nel and Corentin JouaultFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 67, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20228,579 words Report 1240LThe current knowledge on the Paleocene Odonata is rather limited despite the fact that it is a crucial period for the history of this order. An overview of the fossil odonatans from the Paleocene of Menat (France) is...
• Select Terrestrial-aquatic wood-inhabiting ascomycete Potamomyces from the Miocene of Poland.

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  Terrestrial-aquatic wood-inhabiting ascomycete Potamomyces from the Miocene of Poland.

  Authors:Grzegorz Worobiec, Elzbieta Worobiec, Przemyslaw Gedl, Jacek R. Kasinski, Danuta Peryt, and Marek WideraFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 67, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20225,819 words Report 1430LWe report fungal ascospores of Potamomyces affinities from four Miocene localities in Poland. The spores are similar to the ones known from extinct species of Potamomyces invaginatus, Potamomyces batii, and Potamomyces...
• Select Thermal methods of solid fuel processing: review.

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  Thermal methods of solid fuel processing: review.

  Authors:Zhannur Kadenovna Myltykbayeva, Zhaniya Turlykhanovna Yeshova, and Madi Bekezhanuly SmaiylFrom:Oil Shale (Vol. 39, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20228,881 words Article 1470LA review of literature data on the processing of solid types of combustible fossils into liquid fuels and chemical products has been carried out. The reserves of solid fossil fuels far exceed the natural resources of oil...
• Select Redescription of the type specimens for the Late Jurassic rhynchocephalian Opisthias rarus and a new specimen of Theretairus antiquus from Quarry 9, Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA.

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  Redescription of the type specimens for the Late Jurassic rhynchocephalian Opisthias rarus and a new specimen of Theretairus antiquus from Quarry 9, Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA.

  Authors:Jorge A. Herrera-Flores, Thomas L. Stubbs, and Francisco Sour-TovarFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 67, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20225,186 words Report 1400LWe reexamine and redescribe the type specimens and other associated material of the Late Jurassic rhynchocephalian Opisthias rarus, from Quarry 9 of the Morrison Formation. We rediscover and describe a fragment of rock...
• Select A Lujiatun-like dinosaurian assemblage from the Jehol Biota of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China.

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  A Lujiatun-like dinosaurian assemblage from the Jehol Biota of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China.

  Authors:Honggang Zhang, Dongxiang Yu, Yuhui Feng, Rui Pei, and Chang-Fu ZhouFrom:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (Vol. 67, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20222,623 words Report 1210LThe Lujiatun Unit of the Yixian Formation yields the only three-dimensionally preserved fossils from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota and crops out only in western Liaoning. Here, we report a new fossil site for the...