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The first definitive Middle Jurassic atoposaurid (Crocodylomorpha, Neosuchia), and a discussion on the genus Theriosuchus [PDF]

, 2015
Atoposaurids were a clade of semiaquatic crocodyliforms known from the Late Jurassic to the latest Cretaceous. Tentative remains from Europe, Morocco, and Madagascar may extend their range into the Middle Jurassic.
Brusatte, S, Challands, T, Clark, N, Dugal, R, Fraser, N, Tennant, JP, Young, MT   +6 more
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Endocranial anatomy of the earliest Cretaceous European neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis provides new evidence for the ecological evolution of Pholidosauridae

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We present new insights into the internal cranial anatomy of the neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis, based on CT‐scan data of material from the lowermost Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group, southern UK. From the study of the endocast, we obtained new information on the phylogeny and the ecological evolution of the Family ...
Leonardo Barbini, Paul M. J. Burke, Ilaria Caddeo, Marco Romano, Philip D. Mannion   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Allometric patterns in Rhamphorhynchus muensteri and their role in the paleoecology, life habits, and taxonomic framework of pterosaurs

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
The Graphical Abstract ilustrates the different allometric pattern within different Pterosauria groups, highlighting how the allometry influences the flight and habits of Pterosauria. Abstract Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, a result of various unique anatomical adaptations, and significant morphological diversity ...
Gabriela Menezes Cerqueira, João Lucas Da Silva, Ingmar Werneburg, Mario Bronzati, Alex Sandro Schiller Aires, Felipe L. Pinheiro, Rodrigo Temp Müller   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age really is an issue [PDF]

, 2010
The majority of the source and reservoir rocks for the hydrocarbons in North Sea and the North West Shelf are Jurassic (200–146 Ma) in age. In both the exploration and production phases, the study of palynology, especially fossil dinoflagellate cysts ...
Mantle, Daniel, Riding, James
core  

A bristle‐nosed Jurassic ray‐finned fish (Actinopterygii) bears true dermal odontodes on its snout

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Teeth show extreme diversity, including tooth‐like dermal odontodes or “skin teeth” in many extant fishes. We describe the anatomy of enlarged tubercles on the snout of Redfieldius, an extinct early Jurassic fish. We found that the tubercles in Redfieldius are dermal odontodes that evolved independently from those of living species. Abstract Comparison
Jack Stack, Ben T. Kligman, Maranda L. Stricklin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining impact angle from the spatial distribution of shock metamorphism: A case study of the Gosses Bluff (Tnorala) impact structure, Australia

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The majority of planetary impacts occur at oblique angles. Impact structures on Earth are commonly eroded or buried, rendering the identification of the direction and angle of impact—using methods such as asymmetries in ejecta distribution, surface topographic expression, central uplift structure, and geophysical anomalies—challenging. In this
Eloise E. Matthews, Auriol S. P. Rae, Thomas Kenkmann, Nicholas E. Timms, Aaron J. Cavosie, Marian B. Holness   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confirming the impact origin of the São Miguel do Tapuio structure, northeastern Brazil

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The São Miguel do Tapuio structure (SMT) is a remarkable, nearcircular feature of about 21 km diameter, centered at 5°37.6′ S, 41°23.3′ W in Piauí state, northeastern Brazil. The structure is located within the sedimentary strata of the Paleozoic–Mesozoic Parnaíba Basin and predominantly comprises sandstones of the Devonian Pimenteiras and ...
Alvaro Penteado Crósta, Neivaldo Araújo de Castro, Marcos Alberto Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Airton Natanael Coelho Dias, Ludovic Ferrière, Wolf Uwe Reimold, Ana Maria Góes, Jackson Alves Martins, Liliana Sayuri Osako, Raimundo Mariano Gomes Castelo Branco   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The earliest cowries: the origin of cypraeoid gastropods

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Cowries, the family Cypraeidae, form a diverse and conspicuous group of gastropods living in tropical to subtropical seas. Their shell is convolute (last whorl covers all previous ones) with a narrow, slit-like siphonate aperture bearing denticles ...
Alexander Nützel, Simon Schneider, Sofia Bakayeva, Andrzej Kaim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geophysical investigation of the Santa Marta impact structure—Piauí State, Brazil

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Santa Marta impact structure in northeastern Brazil, recognized as a partially preserved complex crater, was investigated through an integrated geophysical study employing magnetotelluric (MT) and gravity methods. Our research provides constraints on the crater's subsurface architecture.
Elienara Vasconcelos, João De Oliveira, Marcos Vasconcelos, Martyn Unsworth, Andrea Santos‐Matos, Florivaldo Sena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coal petrography characteristics and coal facies constraints of Kezilenur Formation coal seams in the northern tectonic belt of Kuqa Depression

Meitan kexue jishu
Jurassic coal seams are widely developed in the northern tectonic belt of Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin. Exploration and development practices in recent years show that the exploration potential of coalbed methane (CBM) resources in this area is huge, and
Ling LI, Shuling TANG, Bin WANG, Dazhen TANG, Tiantian ZHAO, Yuanhao ZHI, Yani XIE, Lin SHEN, Tuanfei LIU   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source