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Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution, 2002
The middle Miocene (15 Ma) Maboko Formation of Maboko Island and Majiwa Bluffs, southwestern Kenya, has yielded abundant fossils of the earliest known cercopithecoid monkey (Victoriapithecus macinnesi), and of a kenyapithecine hominoid (Kenyapithecus africanus), as well as rare proconsuline (Simiolus leakeyorum, cf.
Retallack, Gregory, Wynn, Jonathan, Benefit, Brenda, McCrossin, Monte   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Mainland diversification and recent island lineages in the reduviid genus Tapirocoris: an integrative taxonomic framework with four new species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Using an integrative taxonomic framework that combines COI DNA barcodes, geometric morphometrics and phylogeography, we revise the assassin bug genus Tapirocoris and recover seven well‐supported species, including four newly described cryptic species.
Ping Zhao, Qinpeng Liu, Minmin Ou, Huaiyu Liu, Yingqi Liu, Jianyun Wang, Miao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Wanzhi Cai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Size Regulates Niche Overlap Asymmetry in the Subtropical Andes Rain Shadow: Isotopic Paleoecology of Oligocene South American Ungulates

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez, Santiago Hernández Del Pino, Esperanza Cerdeño, Manuel Hernández Fernández, Laura Domingo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of ephemeral flora in Xinjiang, China: insights from plastid phylogenomic analyses of Brassicaceae

BMC Plant Biology
Background The ephemeral flora of northern Xinjiang, China, plays an important role in the desert ecosystems. However, the evolutionary history of this flora remains unclear.
Tian-Wen Xiao, Feng Song, Duc Quy Vu, Ying Feng, Xue-Jun Ge   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We decode mitochondrial genomes across all extant canids, revealing lineage‐specific codon optimization driven by altitude, predation, and body size. A tripartite framework integrates geological events, metabolic constraints, and adaptive radiation to explain carnivore evolution.
Xiaoyang Wu, Xibao Wang, Yongquan Shang, Yao Chen, Haotian Cai, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, Weilai Sha, Honghai Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neural Networks and Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical Data to Determine Stone Provenance From Ancient Calabrian Quarries (Southern Italy)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study shows an innovative approach to determine the origin of some Calabrian rocks quarried used in ancient times. Twenty‐five quarries, distributed in all the Calabrian provinces (Southern Italy), were studied and sampled. Ten samples were taken from each quarry, for a total of 250 samples.
Domenico Miriello, Stefano Columbu, Raffaella De Luca, Marco Lezzerini, Mirco Taranto, Fabrizio Antonelli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial distribution and tectonic framework of fossil tubular concretions as onshore analogues of cold seep plumbing systems, North Island of New Zealand

BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin, 2017
Analysis of offshore seismic lines suggests that a strong relationship exists between tectonic structures and fluid migration in accretionary prisms.
Malie Pierre, Bailleul Julien, Chanier Frank, Toullec Renaud, Mahieux Geoffroy, Caron Vincent, Field Brad, Mählmann Rafael Ferreiro, Potel Sébastien   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hidden in the Glaze: Cobalt Blue Decorations of Catalan Tin‐Glazed Ceramics From the 16th to 18th Centuries

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates technological evolution in 16th–18th century Catalan tin glazes and cobalt blue decorations. Analysis reveals three glaze strategies, highlighting shifts in tin oxide use and cobalt pigment composition. In the 16th century, tin oxide acted as an opacifier and cobalt pigments exhibit low arsenic content with CoO/NiO and ...
Lisa Bruzzone, Trinitat Pradell, Javier G. Iñañez, Judit Molera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bryoherms from the lower Sarmatian (upper Serravallian, Middle Miocene) of the Central Paratethys. [PDF]

Facies, 2023
Piller WE, Harzhauser M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ceramic Raw Materials and Technological Choices in Iron Age Tyre (Lebanon): A Multiproxy, Fabric‐Based Approach

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematically integrated, multiproxy characterisation of Iron Age ceramics from Tyre (Lebanon). Ninety‐nine ceramic samples from stratified Iron Age contexts on Tyre's Acropolis, together with a small Late Bronze Age and raw‐clay reference set, were analysed using petrography, microfossil identification, X‐ray ...
Francisco J. Núñez Calvo, Michał Krueger, Violeta Moreno Megías, Jędrzej Proch, Anna Waskowska, Ali Khalil Badawi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source