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Visitors’ views of human origins after visiting the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
South African Journal of Science, 2016 The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, west of Johannesburg, was designated in 1999 because of its importance as a locality where numerous hominid fossils have been discovered since the 1930s.
Anthony Lelliott
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Are we reaching gender parity among Palaeontology authors? [PDF]
, 2022 We examine whether the proportion of women publishing in palaeontology is approaching parity, using data from the journal Palaeontology as a proxy for the discipline. This work was motivated by the sense that, despite increased representation of women,
Graeme Lloyd +5 more
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Dossier Madagascar - Introduction générale
Revue de Primatologie, 2011 This special issue is devoted to Madagascar, the natural kingdom of the lemurs. Twelve articles of various disciplines were gathered to present a general overview on what is done in primatology by or implying French-speaking people.
Dominique Gommery, Delphine Roullet
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The Profile of Palaeontology Teaching in Undergraduate Courses in Brazil [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Currently, palaeontology professors have been challenged to update and incorporate innovative teaching approaches into their planning to help students develop the necessary skills and competencies.
Tanji, Débora Liemi +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has become a well‐established method for dietary inference and reconstruction in both extant and extinct mammals and other tetrapods. As the volume of available data continues to grow, researchers could benefit from combining published data from various studies to perform meta‐analyses.
Daniela E. Winkler, Mugino O. Kubo
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The public perception of palaeontology in Scotland: "archaeologists dig dinosaurs" [PDF]
, 2008 There is very little written about how palaeontology is perceived by the public. Perhaps the reason is that very few professional palaeontologists have concerned themselves with public opinion, so engrossed they are with their own speciality and not ...
Clark, N.D.L.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract In birds, the neural canal houses a variety of anatomical structures including the spinal cord, meninges, spinal vasculature, and respiratory diverticula. Among these, paramedullary diverticula and the extradural dorsal spinal vein may leave behind osteological correlates in the form of pneumatic foramina and fossae, and a bilobed geometry of ...
Jessie Atterholt +5 more
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Community-driven enhancement of information ecosystems for the discovery and use of paleontological specimen data: Stakeholder engagement workshop [PDF]
Research Ideas and OutcomesA stakeholder engagement workshop was held in May 2024 as part of the "Community-driven enhancement of information ecosystems for the discovery and use of paleontological specimen data" project, which is funded under the United States National ...
Talia Karim +3 more
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Geology as a Metaphor in Graham Swift’s Ever After (1992)
Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2023 In Ever After, Graham Swift’s fifth novel, Matthew Pearce, the main narrator’s ancestor, is a Victorian surveyor who chronicles in his Notebooks how his reading of Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology (1830-1833) and Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of ...
Isabelle Roblin
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