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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Tyrannosaurus is viewed as a model organism in vertebrate paleontology, with numerous studies analyzing its feeding biomechanics. Nonetheless, the evolution of this feeding performance has been under‐addressed in Tyrannosauroidea, especially in basal tyrannosauroids. Here we used muscle‐force reconstruction and finite element analysis (FEA) to
Evan Johnson‐Ransom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A first finding of the framboidal pyrite in the nummulite shell from the simferopolskaya formation (Eocene) of mountain Crimea

open access: yesИзвестия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, 2016
The paper considers the data, concerning the studying of the pyritized shell Nummulites sp. from the nummulite limestones of simferopolskaya formation (Eocene), referred to the nummulite zones Nummulites nemkovi, N. distans и N. polygyratus.
V. N. Komarov   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Unlocking preservation bias in the amber insect fossil record through experimental decay. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Fossils entombed in amber are a unique resource for reconstructing forest ecosystems, and resolving relationships of modern taxa. Such fossils are famous for their perfect, life-like appearance.
A Henwood   +60 more
core   +3 more sources

Inter‐ and intraspecific variation in theropod dinosaur dental microwear and its palaeoecological implications

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Differences in skull and tooth morphology, stomach contents, and estimated bite force between medium‐to‐large sized (≥100 kg) predatory theropod dinosaurs have long been suspected to correlate with differences in their diets and dietary guilds (e.g., hypercarnivory, piscivory).
Cassius Morrison   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defossilization of Fossilized Pragmatic Routines: Corpus-Driven Input-Based and Output-Based Instruction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2018
Mainstream L2 pragmatic research has shown that pragmatic fossilization is quite common among L2 learners at almost all levels of proficiency. This study examined the defossilizing effect of corpus-driven activities on 10 situationally-based pragmatic ...
Zia Tajeddin, Ensieh Khodarahmi
doaj   +1 more source

Geochemical support for a climbing habit within the Paleozoic seed fern genus Medullosa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A long-standing problem in paleobotany is the accurate identification of the growth habits and statures of fossil plants. Tissue-specific analysis of stable carbon isotope ratios in plant fossils can provide an independent perspective on this issue ...
Fischer, Woodward W.   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

MicroCT reinvestigation of the only articulated fossil anostomid fish reveals synonymy of Arhinolemur Ameghino, 1898 and Megaleporinus Ramirez et al., 2017

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taphonomy of non-biomineralized trilobite tissues preserved as calcite casts from the Ordovician Walcott-Rust Quarry, USA

open access: yesCommunications Earth & Environment, 2023
Trilobites with appendages from the Rust Formation of New York State were discovered in the 1870s and represent one of the earliest known cases of exceptional preservation of non-biomineralized tissues.
Sarah R. Losso   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redescription of the Triassic cynodont Cistecynodon parvus and reassessment of its phylogeny

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Cynodontia is an important subclade of Therapsida that first occurred in the late Permian. It includes extinct subclades which are the non‐mammaliaform cynodonts and Mammaliaformes, with the latter ultimately giving rise to crown mammals. The systematics of non‐mammaliaform cynodonts has been extensively studied and is relatively well‐resolved,
Erin S. Lund   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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