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Phylogenomic insights into the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae): Taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography [PDF]

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Premise Tulips are one of the best‐known geophytes, but their taxonomy remains convoluted and their evolutionary history poorly understood. Here, we used plastid genomes to identify some issues with current classification, understand the diversification history of the genus, and identify potential species linked to historical cultivation ...
Brett Wilson, Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Nathanael Walker‐Hale, Natalya Beshko, Mariyo Boboev, Colin Clubbe, Davron Dekhkonov, Aibek Dolotbakov, Mehmet Firat, Thomas Freeth, Sjaak de Groot, Avni Hajdari, Georgy A. Lazkov, Ormon Sultangaziev, Komiljon S. Tojibaev, Ben J. M. Zonneveld, Kaiyrkul T. Shalpykov, Samuel F. Brockington   +17 more
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First occurrences of Trionychidae (Testudines, Cryptodira) from the Miocene of Poland: Detailed cranial anatomy and biogeographic implications [PDF]

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 2, Page 314-337, August 2026.
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
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Oligocene incursion of the Paratethys seawater to the Junggar Basin, NW China: insight from multiple isotopic analysis of carbonate [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
The Cenozoic retreat of the Paratethys Sea, as well as uplift of the Tibet plateau and global cooling, have been considered as the main mechanisms for the onset of the Asian monsoon.
Qian Li, Long Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhaojie Guo   +3 more
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Evidence of Cheliped Autotomy and Regeneration in the Lower Miocene Crab Achelous monspeliensis From Portugal [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Crab autotomy with evidence of regeneration is described for the first time in the fossil record. Autotomy is a defensive behavior that affects more males than females of Achelous monspeliensis and may be related to mating season. ABSTRACT Autotomy—the voluntary shedding of a limb as a defensive response to predation, intraspecific aggression, or ...
Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Pedro Marrecas
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A 13.06 Ma widespread ignimbrite in the Pannonian Basin captured a snapshot of shallow marine to coastal environment in Central Paratethys [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Voluminous Miocene silicic volcanism sourced mainly from the extensional Pannonian Basin played a major role in the evolution of the Central Paratethys.
Dávid Karátson, Pierre Lahitte, Maxim Portnyagin, Márton Palotai, Sándor Józsa, Emő Márton, Emőke Tóth, Boglárka Erdei, Sébastien Nomade, Károly Németh, Levente Iván, Márton Krasznai, Fanni Vörös, Tamás Biró, Jean-Louis Paquette, Lilla Hably, János Hír, Péter Prakfalvi, János Kiss, Zoltán Pécskay, Daniel A. Frick, Mátyás Hencz   +21 more
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Late Miocene megalake regressions in Eurasia [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
The largest megalake in the geological record formed in Eurasia during the late Miocene, when the epicontinental Paratethys Sea became tectonically-trapped and disconnected from the global ocean.
Dan Valentin Palcu, Irina Stanislavovna Patina, Ionuț Șandric, Sergei Lazarev, Iuliana Vasiliev, Marius Stoica, Wout Krijgsman   +6 more
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A new seal from the Late Miocene of the Eastern Paratethys highlights the past regional diversity of true seals (Phocidae) [PDF]

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
True seals rapidly evolved in many forms in the epicontinental basin of Paratethys during the Miocene. However, most of their nominal taxa so far were proposed based on isolated limb bones, and their taxonomy has long been under discussion.
Pavlo Otriazhyi, Theodor Obadă, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Davit Vasilyan, Pavel Gol’din   +4 more
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A new clupeid fish from the upper Miocene of Greece: A possible Hilsa relative from the Mediterranean [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021
Much remains to be learned about the past diversity and evolutionary history of the Clupeidae (herrings, shads and allies), owing to the frequently subtle differences between modern taxa and the moderate preservational quality of some fossils.
Charalampos Kevrekidis, Gloria Arratia, Nikos Bacharidis, Bettina Reichenbacher   +3 more
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Expansion/shrinkage history of the Paratethys Sea during the Eocene: New insights from eolian Red Clay records in the Altyn Mountains, northern China

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, expansion/shrinkage of the Paratethys Sea, and global climate are three major forcings for central-east Asian climatic and environmental variations during the Cenozoic.
Benhong Guo, Junsheng Nie, Jianxing Li, Wenjiao Xiao, Feng Pan   +4 more
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The Tanais Bay of the Eastern Paratethys Sea at the Sarmatian–Maeotian Transition (Late Miocene): Widespread Desiccations and Local Uplifts in the Light of Historical Information

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
The Late Miocene evolution of the Eastern Paratethys Sea was marked by significant palaeogeographical transformations. The knowledge of them should be improved with the information from the peripheral parts of this semi-enclosed marine basin.
Dmitry A. Ruban
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