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First palynologic record of the Cretaceous La Yesera Formation (Salta Group), northwestern Argentina [PDF]

, 2014
Thirty-four taxa were documented from six palynologically productive samples of the La Yesera Formation (Brealito and Don Bartolo Members) in the Pucará locality (Salta Province, northwestern Argentina).
Narvaez, Paula Liliana, Pramparo, Mercedes Beatriz, Sabino García, Ignacio Federico   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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

The 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, James Gregory, Christopher Jackson, Jordan Bestwick, Katlin Schroeder, Samuel J.L. Gascoigne, Paul Bills, Laura B. Porro, Philip D. Mannion, Paul M. Barrett   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

The 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, Frederik P. Wolvaardt, Roger M. H. Smith, Jaganmoy Jodder, Julien Benoit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elliptic Fourier analysis as a tool for the taxonomic identification of isolated theropod pedal phalanges

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies of Upper Cretaceous deposits in North America have provided invaluable insights into the continental ecosystems of this time. Theropod (Saurischia, Dinosauria) pedal phalanges are commonplace in these deposits but can be difficult to identify at a finer taxonomic resolution.
Trystan M. Warnock‐Juteau, Stephanie M. Smith, Thomas M. Cullen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural deformation and geochronology of the ductile shear zone along the southern margin of the Foping dome, South Qinling

Dizhi lixue xuebao
Objective  A typical granulite–migmatite–gneiss dome developed in the Foping area of the central Qinling orogenic belt. This area is key to studying the metamorphic deformation of continental crust and the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of Qinling.
YU Kecheng, SUN Shengsi, DONG Yunpeng, HUI Bo, CHENG Chao, ZHANG Bin, ZHANG Yining, LI Xinyu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Late Jurassic deep-bodied actinopterygian fish from Antarctica [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Mesozoic deep-bodied actinopterygians are of interest given, among others, the various modes of feeding exhibited by these fishes. Regrettably, most of their fossil record is restricted to a limited number of localities in Europe.
Soledad Gouiric-Cavalli, Ari Iglesias, Bárbara Cariglino, Marcelo A. Reguero   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic of Switzerland and the pace of actinistian evolution [PDF]

Research & Knowledge, 2017
Latimeria chalumnae (Actinistia) was regarded as the ‘ancestor of the four-legged vertebrates’ and rapidly became the iconic example of a ‘living fossil’.
Christophe Ferrante, Rossana Martini, Heinz Furrer, Lionel Cavin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott, Julia A. Gamble, Caleb Marshall Brown, Kirstin S. Brink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the formation conditions of Mesozoic secondary oil and gas reservoirs in Halahatang-Hade area of the Tabei Uplift

地质科技通报
Objective The Mesozoic strata in the Halahatang-Hade area of the Tabei Uplift belt, Tarim Basin, cover an area of more than 30 000 km2. It has a large monoclinic background, with active hydrocarbon displays and great exploration potential, but no ...
Fang SHI, Zhukun WANG, Jianlang LI, Qi SUN, Zhenli YI, Bin LI, Liu LIU, Taiju YIN   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early evolutionary history of the seed

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman, Alan R. T. Spencer, Jason Hilton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source