Reappraisal of the thalattosuchian crocodylomorph record from the Middle-Upper Jurassic Rosso Ammonitico Veronese of northeastern Italy: Age calibration, new specimens and taphonomic biases. [PDF]
Despite their extremely rare and fragmentary record, aquatic crocodylomorphs from the Middle to Upper Jurassic (Bajocian-Tithonian) Rosso Ammonitico Veronese (RAV) of northeastern Italy have sparked interest since the late 18th century.
Giovanni Serafini +5 more
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Characteristics of organic matter contents in bituminous Upper Jurassic rocks of the southwestern and central regions of Western Siberia according to pyrolytic studies results [PDF]
The paper presents the pyrolytic studies results of bituminous Upper Jurassic various facies core belonging to various poorly studied section types within the southwestern and central regions of Western Siberia.
Spiridonov D.A. +4 more
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Reconstructing post-Jurassic overburden in central Europe: new insights from mudstone compaction and thermal history analyses of the Franconian Alb, SE Germany [PDF]
The Franconian Alb of SE Germany is characterized by large-scale exposures of Jurassic shallow marine limestones and dolostones, which are frequently considered to be outcrop analogues for deep geothermal reservoir rocks in the North Alpine Foreland ...
S. Freitag +5 more
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The presented study is devoted to the subsurface Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups and surrounding stratified inter-buildup deposits in the hitherto less recognized area, in comparison with other parts of the northern Tethyan shelf in Poland and Europe ...
Łukasz Słonka, Piotr Krzywiec
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New transitional fossil from late Jurassic of Chile sheds light on the origin of modern crocodiles
We describe the basal mesoeucrocodylian Burkesuchus mallingrandensis nov. gen. et sp., from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) Toqui Formation of southern Chile.
Fernando E. Novas +8 more
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A new species of squat lobster, Mesogalathea ardua sp. nov., is described on the basis of newly collected dorsal carapaces from an Upper Jurassic reefal limestone olistolith at Velika Strmica.
Rok GAŠPARIČ +2 more
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Mesozoic and Cenozoic diktyogenese in the Lower Yangtze region
Three stages of metamorphic tectonic movements took place in the Lower Yangtze region due to the joint action of the Tethys and the Pacific plates from the Middle/Late Triassic to the Early/Middle Jurassic, the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, and ...
Daogui DING, Fengli LI
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Tip dating supports novel resolutions of controversial relationships among early mammals [PDF]
The estimation of the timing of major divergences in early mammal evolution is challenging due to conflicting interpretations of key fossil taxa. One contentious group is Haramiyida, the earliest members of which are from the Late Triassic.
Beck, RMD, King, B
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Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretations [PDF]
The geometry and internal architecture of the Upper Jurassic carbonate depositional system in the epicontinental basin of central and western Europe and within the northern margin of the Tethyan shelf are hitherto only partly recognized, especially in ...
Ł. Słonka, P. Krzywiec
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 8th largest oil producing country and is rich in oil and gas resources. By the end of 2015, 68 oil and 23 gas fields had been discovered.
Shu-Zheng Yin +3 more
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