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Stratigraphic paleobiology

Paleobiology
AbstractStratigraphic paleobiology uses a modern understanding of the construction of the stratigraphic record—from beds to depositional sequences to sedimentary basins—to interpret patterns and guide sampling strategies in the fossil record. Over the past 25 years, its principles have been established primarily through forward numerical modeling ...
Steven M. Holland, Mark E. Patzkowsky, Katharine M. Loughney   +2 more
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Assessing the intensity of Late Quaternary humid phases in the Nefud Desert, northern Arabia

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The climate history of the major dryland zones of the world, such as the Saharo–Arabian Desert belt, plays a key role in the dispersal of early humans through these intermittently inhospitable regions. Here, we assess the relative intensity of Late Quaternary humid phases in northern Arabia through lithological, geochemical, palaeoecological ...
Richard Clark‐Wilson, Simon J. Armitage, Ian Candy, Paul S. Breeze, Nick A. Drake, Huw S. Groucutt, Abdullah M. Alsharekh, Faisal Al‐Jibreen, Michael D. Petraglia, David B. Ryves   +9 more
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Hydrodynamic insights into the paleobiology of the Ediacaran rangeomorph Fractofusus misrai

iScience
Summary: The Ediacaran of Newfoundland preserves some of the oldest complex macroscopic communities, several of which are dominated by the fractal-like rangeomorph genus Fractofusus.
Daniel Pérez-Pinedo, Robert Nicholls, Jenna M. Neville, Duncan McIlroy   +3 more
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Comparing the Last Interglacial (MIS 5e) with the present interglacial period (MIS 1) using a multidimensional functional diversity analysis: The marine molluscs from Santa Maria Island (Azores Archipelago, central Atlantic) as a case study

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marine fossil records hold outstanding importance for ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical studies. Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (central Atlantic) features a remarkable marine fossil record spanning from the Pliocene to recent times.
Sérgio P. Ávila, Samuel Arruda, Luís Silva, Ana Hipólito, Rui Quartau, Ricardo S. Ramalho, Patrícia Madeira, Carlos S. Melo, Lara Baptista, Ana Cristina Rebelo, Gustavo M. Martins, Gonçalo Castela Ávila, Mohamed Amine Doukani, Esther Martín‐González, Daniele Scarponi, Alfred Uchman, Markes Johnson   +16 more
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Charcoal evidence traces diverse fungal metabolic strategies to the Late Paleozoic

iScience
Summary: Wood decomposition through fungal activity is essential to the natural carbon cycle. There are three primary patterns of wood decay: white rot, brown rot, and soft rot. However, geological records of wood decay mainly originate from fossil woods,
Yaofeng Cai, Hua Zhang, Biao Pan
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Holocene climate oscillations, seismotectonic events and human–environmental interactions reconstructed from the Giannades palaeolake on Corfu (Eastern Mediterranean, Greece)

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean is particularly sensitive to rapid climate changes (RCCs) during the Holocene. An increasing number of natural climate archives revealed that socio‐economic developments were influenced by such RCCs since the Palaeolithic. However, multi‐millennial and high‐resolution archives are still rare and often located in mountainous ...
Esra Reichert, Peter Fischer, Bernd Zolitschka, Tina Georg, Lea Obrocki, Denis Scholz, Katja Sporn, Andreas Vött   +7 more
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Editorial: Permian Extinctions

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
Robert A. Gastaldo, Yukio Isozaki, Evelyn Kustatscher, Robert Reisz, ShuZhong Shen   +4 more
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Land Snail with Periostracal Hairs Preserved in Burmese Amber

iScience, 2019
Summary: Excellently preserved fossils often provide important insights into evolutionary histories and adaptations to environmental change in Earth's biogeologic record.
Thomas A. Neubauer, Lida Xing, Adrienne Jochum   +2 more
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Osteometry of Duck Species in Northwestern Europe—A Reassessment of Woelfle's (1967) Dataset

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits and expands upon Elisabeth Woelfle's (1967) foundational analysis of bone morphology and osteometry, which has long been a key reference for zooarcheological identification of duck species in northwestern Europe. By examining Woelfle's unpublished measuring protocols and incorporating 523 newly measured specimens, we ...
Per G. P. Ericson, Nadja Pöllath
wiley   +1 more source

Lions as Bone Accumulators? Exploring Multi‐Predator Contributions to the Olduvai Carnivore Site (OCS) (Tanzania) Through AI and Metric Analyses

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lions (Panthera leo) are apex predators with a well‐documented influence on ecological dynamics, yet their potential role as bone‐accumulating agents remains poorly understood and often debated. Previous taphonomic studies have largely attributed bone accumulations in African savannah ecosystems to other carnivores, such as spotted hyenas ...
Blanca Jiménez‐García, Enrique Baquedano, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source