Nutrient dynamics and oceanographic features in the central Namibian upwelling region as reflected in δ15N-signals of suspended matter and surface sediments [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2011 The study deals with the modern situation of the northern Benguela Upwelling, directing particular attention to the shelf region off central Namibia (21 to 24° S).
S. Meisel, U. Struck, K.-C. Emeis
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The Tendaguru Formation (Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, southern Tanzania): definition, palaeoenvironments, and sequence stratigraphy [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2009 The well-known Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Tendaguru Beds of southern Tanzania have yielded fossil plant remains, invertebrates and vertebrates, notably dinosaurs, of exceptional scientific importance.
R. Bussert, W.-D. Heinrich, M. Aberhan
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Mass concentration of Hirnantian cephalopods from the Siljan District, Sweden; taxonomy, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeographic relationships [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2011 The Hirnantian Glisstjärn Formation (Normalograptus persculptus graptolite Biozone) is a succession of limestones and shales onlapping the Katian Boda Limestone in the Siljan District, Sweden.
B. Kröger +3 more
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The ammonoids from the Dalle à Merocanites of Timimoun (Late Tournaisian–Early Viséan; Gourara, Algeria) [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2010 The ammonoids from the Early Carboniferous (Mississippian) Dalle à Merocanites of Timimoun (Gourara, Algeria) are described. The following new ammonoid taxa are introduced: subfamily Hammatocyclinae n. subfam., Hammatocyclus pollex n.
V. Ebbighausen, D. Korn, J. Bockwinkel
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The Early Miocene muroids (Muroidea, Rodentia) of the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (Spain): A thriving haven during a time of migration [PDF]
Fossil RecordThe Campisano Ravine in the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (Spain, Early Miocene, Biozone C, MN 4) yielded a diverse and abundant assemblage of muroids, comprising five distinct taxa, and nearly 700 remains.
Vicente D. Crespo +3 more
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The late Pleistocene horned crocodile Voay robustus (Grandidier & Vaillant, 1872) from Madagascar in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2009 Crocodylian material from late Pleistocene localities around Antsirabe, Madagascar, stored in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, was surveyed. Several skeletal elements, including skull bones, vertebrae, ribs, osteoderms, and limb bones
C. Bickelmann, N. Klein
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A new weird cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidea) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber in northern Myanmar [PDF]
Fossil RecordGryllidea, one of the most species-rich groups in Orthoptera, are characterized by relatively scarce fossil records until the K-Pg extinction. This study describes a unique Mesozoic cricket, Fortigryllus xiangrui gen. et sp.
Xia Ji +6 more
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Rhyacophila quadrata n. sp., a new caddisfly (Insecta, Trichoptera) from Eocene Baltic amber [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2008 Rhyacophila quadrata n. sp., a new fossil caddisfly, is described from Eocene Baltic amber. The new species belongs to the family Rhyacophilidae whose extant larvae prefer cool running-water habitats.
W. Wichard, C. Neumann
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The first recognition of the enigmatic fossil shark genus Megalolamna (Lamniformes, Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene of Europe and M. serotinus (Probst, 1879) as the newly designated type species for the genus [PDF]
ZittelianaMegalolamna is an elusive extinct shark genus (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) previously known from the upper Oligocene–Miocene of the USA, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Japan.
Jürgen Pollerspöck, Kenshu Shimada
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Berliner Geowissenschaftlerinnen an der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität von 1906 bis 1945, eine Fallstudie [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2003 In dieser Untersuchung werden beispielhaft die Lebenswege und Karrieren von Berliner Geowissenschaftlerinnen im Zeitraum von 1906 bis 1945 nachgezeichnet und analysiert. Ähnlich wie an anderen deutschen bzw. westlichen Universitäten, aber im Gegensatz zu
B. A. R. Mohr, A. Vogt
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