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Morphology and osteo‐histology of the weigeltisaurid wing: Implications for aerial locomotion in the world's first gliding reptiles

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
This study investigates the morphology and osteo‐histology of the wing skeleton of the world's first gliding reptiles, showing how it differs from those of extant gliding lizards, yet is also convergently similar. These findings pave the way for future biomechanical studies on the gliding locomotion of these emblematic fossil animals. Abstract The Late
Valentin Buffa, Jordan Gônet, Thomas van de Kamp, Marcus Zuber, Marc Girondot, Eberhard Frey, J.‐Sébastien Steyer, Michel Laurin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeted pathogen profiling of ancient feces reveals common enteric infections in the Rio Zape Valley, 725-920 CE. [PDF]

PLoS One
Capone D, Holcomb D, Lai A, Meade T, Reinhard K, Brown J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hindlimb functional morphology and locomotor biomechanics of the small Late Triassic pseudosuchian reptile Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum (Archosauria: Gracilisuchidae)

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
A three‐dimensional biomechanical model of the musculoskeletal system is used to analyse the potential locomotor functions of the small (~1 kg) Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum. The study finds that, potentially like the ancestral archosaur, this taxon was probably quadrupedal, plantigrade and neither strongly sprawling ...
Agustina Lecuona, Emily Keeble, Yuting Lin, John R. Hutchinson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tongue-bite apparatus highlights functional innovation in a 310-million-year-old ray-finned fish. [PDF]

Biol Lett
Giles S, Kolmann M, Friedman M.
europepmc   +1 more source

First occurrences of Trionychidae (Testudines, Cryptodira) from the Miocene of Poland: Detailed cranial anatomy and biogeographic implications

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Fossil finds from three Middle Miocene sites in Poland reveal the northernmost known presence of trionychid turtles in Europe, tentatively identified as Trionyx cf. vindobonensis, suggesting a warmer climate that supported thermophilic species in Central Europe during this period. Abstract Modern trionychids (Testudines, Cryptodira) have a pan‐tropical
Yohan Pochat‐Cottilloux, Sergi López‐Torres, Milan Chroust, Georgios L. Georgalis, Marcin Górka, Mateusz Tałanda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Author Correction: Making sense of eastern Asian Late Quaternary hominin variability. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Bae CJ, Wu X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparative endocranial anatomy in the crocodylians Leidyosuchus canadensis and Stangerochampsa mccabei from the upper Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Leidyosuchus canadensis and Stangerochampsa mccabei share endocranial features such as posterior projection of a neurovascular canal in the maxilla and a paratympanic sinus system most similar to those of small‐bodied and young extant crocodylians, suggesting that these pedomorphic features may reflect the ancestral crocodylian condition.
G. Donzé, G. Perrichon, P. Vincent, F. Therrien, J. E. Martin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving micromorphological analysis with CNN-based segmentation of flint/obsidian, bone and charcoal. [PDF]

PLoS One
Arnay R, García-Villa P, Hernández-Aceituno J, Rueda-Saiz S, Mallol C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Geochemical and Seismic Constraints on the Role of Mud Diapirs in Petroleum Migration and Accumulation in the Recôncavo Basin, NE Brazil

Journal of Petroleum Geology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the Recôncavo Basin, Northeast of Brazil, mud diapirs have been reported for decades, but their role within the basin's petroleum system remains poorly constrained. Here, we combine 2D seismic interpretation, field observations, and organic geochemical analyses of rocks and oil seeps to investigate the relationship between diapirism and ...
Cora Mattos, Egberto Pereira, Lucas Pinto Heckert Bastos, René Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Divergent defense strategies and niche partitioning in Cretaceous micro‐beetles

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
We report a new clambid beetle from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, Scutacalyptus kolibaci gen. et sp. nov., characterized by a flattened body and explanate margins. Alongside spiny and conglobating clambid forms, this diversity reflects niche partitioning and varied antipredator strategies in the Cretaceous forest floor.
Yan‑Da Li, Zhi‐Hao Qi, Di‑Ying Huang, Chen‑Yang Cai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source