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Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2014 Computer-aided visualization and analysis of fossils has revolutionized the study of extinct organisms. Novel techniques allow fossils to be characterized in three dimensions and in unprecedented detail. This has enabled paleontologists to gain important
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The study of morphological evolution is fundamentally tied to ontogeny, yet studies of these heterochronic processes in the fossil record are rare. Fossils belonging to an ontogenetic series are difficult to assign to an ontogenetic stage due to inconsistent proxies for skeletal ages, challenging to taxonomically assign due to morphological ...
Erika R. Goldsmith, Michelle R. Stocker
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EXTINCTION EVENTS AND THEIR GEOLOGICAL MARKERS IN BANGLADESH: A RESEARCH ARTICLE OUTLINE [PDF]
Geological BehaviorExtinction events have played a pivotal role in shaping Earth’s biological and geological history, often leaving behind distinct markers in sedimentary and fossil records.
Hasib Mahmud
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The postcranial skeleton of Monolophosaurus jiangi (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Xinjiang, China, and a review of Middle Jurassic Chinese theropods [PDF]
, 2010 The Middle Jurassic was a critical time in the evolution of theropod dinosaurs, highlighted by the origination and radiation of the large-bodied and morphologically diverse Tetanurae.
ZHAO XI-JIN +34 more
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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
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Problems of chronology of the “upper complex” of the Sukhotino-4 Paleolithic site (Eastern Transbaikalia): geological, geomorphological, and paleontological aspects [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографииCurrently, the most debated issues concerning the Sukhotino-4 site pertain to the integrity of its archaeologi-cal complexes and the conflicting radiocarbon dates obtained for cultural layers 1–3, which are grouped into the so-called “upper complex ...
Filatov E.A. +2 more
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A taxonomic revision of geoemydid turtles from Siwalik-age of India and Pakistan
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 Neogene (Siwalik-aged) deposits from India and Pakistan have yielded many vertebrate fossils, of which most were named during the 19th century, including numerous geoemydid turtles.
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The Fossil higher plants from the Canal Zone [PDF]
, 1918 Fossil flora described in the present report is too limited for purposes of exact correlation, which may be expected to be settled by the marine faunas present at most horizons in the Isthmian region.
Berry, Edward W.
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Primer registro de Scelidotheriinae Ameghino (Xenartha, Mylodontidae) del Piso/Edad Chasiquense (Mioceno tardío) de la Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 The subfamily Scelidotheriinae constitutes a group of mylodontids widely represented in the Quaternary of South America; however, the fossil record of the Neogene taxa is still scarce. In the present paper, a new specimen of this subfamily, corresponding
Contreras, Victor Hugo +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Despite documented ecomorphological shifts toward an herbivorous diet in several coelurosaurian lineages, the evolutionary tempo and mode of these changes remain poorly understood, hampered by sparse cranial materials for early representatives of major clades. This is particularly true for Therizinosauria, with representative crania best known
William J. Freimuth, Lindsay E. Zanno
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