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Quo Vadis, Paleontology?

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology
Studies of the history of life provide an interesting case study of how the questions scientists can ask, and from which they expect reliable answers, change over time.
Douglas Erwin
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Issues of paleontology, stratigraphy and historical geology in the treatise of N. Stenon «On the solid, naturally contained in the solid»

Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, 2019
The 350th anniversary of the publication of Nicholas Stenon's treatise «On the solid, naturally contained in the solid» is marked in 2019. This work proves possibility of interpretation of spatial relations of layers of rocks from the point of view of ...
L. V. Novgorodova, F. F. Akhunov, R. V. Eremenko, V. N. Коmarоv   +3 more
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The circulation of collections: Barbosa Rodrigues’ Amazon Botanical Museum

Rodriguésia, 2023
The article mentions aspects of the collections gathered in the Amazon Botanical Museum (Museu Botânico do Amazonas), directed by João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842-1909). It presents evidence of the continued circulation of some objects from these collections,
Maria Margaret Lopes
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Nothing Besides Remains: Preserving the Scientific and Cultural Value of Paleontological Resources in the United States [PDF]

, 2005
Receptor occupancy assessed by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) can provide important translational information to help bridge information from one drug to another or from animal to man.
Chew, Alexa Z.
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When are Fossils Data?

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology
Existing accounts of data are unclear about whether the epistemic role objects play makes them data, or whether data have to be produced by human interaction with the world – these two features can come apart.
Aja Watkins
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Evolutionary relationships and systematics of Atoposauridae (Crocodylomorpha: Neosuchia): implications for the rise of Eusuchia [PDF]

, 2016
Atoposaurids are a group of small-bodied, extinct crocodyliforms, regarded as an important component of Jurassic and Cretaceous Laurasian semi-aquatic ecosystems.
Mannion, PD, Tennant, JP, Upchurch, P
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Introduction to Symposium on Fossil-Driven Science

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology
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Meghan Page
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Integrating Active Learning into Paleontology Classes

, 2018
The educational benefits of replacing in-class lectures with hands-on activities are clear. Such active learning is a natural fit for paleontology, which can provide opportunities for examining fossils, analyzing data and writing. Additionally, there are
A. Olcott
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The eoorthid brachiopod Apheoorthina in the Lower Ordovician of NW Argentina and the dispersal pathways along western Gondwana [PDF]

, 2016
The eoorthid brachiopod Apheoorthina is reported for the first time from the Lower Ordovician of NW Argentina. It is represented by a species similar to A.
Benedetto, Juan Luis Arnaldo, Muñoz, Diego Fernando   +1 more
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Confronting Prior Conceptions in Paleontology Courses

, 2018
People hold a variety of prior conceptions that impact their learning. Prior conceptions that include erroneous or incomplete understandings represent a significant barrier to durable learning, as they are often difficult to change.
M. Yacobucci
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