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The Impetus for Bloom of Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems in Northern China: Insights From Volcanic Nutrient and Harmful Element Delivery

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 50, Issue 9, 16 May 2023., 2023
Abstract The Jehol and Yanliao biotas of northern China, two world‐class Lagerstätten with abundant biomass and biodiversity, provide critical clues to Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems. Their evolution is a response to the destruction of the North China craton. However, the impetus for the rapid bloom of the biotas remains a mystery.
Chao Ma, Yanjie Tang, Jifeng Ying, Xinmiao Zhao, Yan Xiao, Hongfu Zhang   +5 more
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Machine learning confirms new records of maniraptoran theropods in Middle Jurassic UK microvertebrate faunas

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 9, Issue 2, March/April 2023., 2023
Abstract Current research suggests that the initial radiation of maniraptoran theropods occurred in the Middle Jurassic, although their fossil record is known almost exclusively from the Cretaceous. However, fossils of Jurassic maniraptorans are scarce, usually consisting solely of isolated teeth, and their identifications are often disputed.
Simon Wills, Charlie J. Underwood, Paul M. Barrett, Philip Mannion   +3 more
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Insect herbivory immediately before the eclipse of the gymnosperms: The Dawangzhangzi plant assemblage of Northeastern China

Insect Science, Volume 29, Issue 5, Page 1483-1520, October 2022., 2022
The Early Cretaceous terrestrial revolution was manifested by global shifts from gymnosperm‐ to angiosperm‐dominated floras. However, responses of insect herbivores to these changes remain unexamined. We evaluated 2 176 plant specimens representing 62 species/morphotypes from the 126‐122 Ma Dawangzhangzi plant assemblage of Northeastern China.
Lifang Xiao, Conrad C. Labandeira, Dong Ren   +2 more
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Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 23, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022
Abstract The Middle‒Late Mesozoic massive volcanism formed a considerable thickness of volcanic‐sedimentary strata in western Liaoning, northern China. Concomitantly, it elevated phosphorus (P) availability for the rapid bloom of the terrestrial Yanliao and Jehol biotas, which developed highly abundant biodiversity and biomass.
Chao Ma, Yanjie Tang, Stephen F. Foley, Chenyang Ye, Jifeng Ying, Xinmiao Zhao, Yan Xiao, Hongfu Zhang   +7 more
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Variable preservation potential and richness in the fossil record of vertebrates

Palaeontology, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 313-329, March 2020., 2020
Abstract Variation in preservation and sampling probability clouds our estimates of past biodiversity. The most extreme examples are Lagerstätten faunas and floras. Although such deposits provide a wealth of information and represent true richness better than other deposits, they can create misleading diversity peaks because of their species richness ...
Fiona M. Walker, Alexander M. Dunhill, Michael J. Benton, Philip Mannion   +3 more
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New fossil genus and species of Sinoalidae (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) from the Middle to Upper Jurassic deposits in northeastern China

European Journal of Entomology, 2018
A new fossil genus and species of Sinoalidae, Stictocercopis wuhuaensis gen. et sp. n., from the Middle to Upper Jurassic Haifanggou Formation at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, northeastern China is described, illustrated and its systematic position discussed,
Yan-Zhe FU, Di-Ying HUANG
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New species of Cicadocoris (Hemiptera: Coleorrhyncha: Progonocimicidae) from mid-Jurassic deposits in northeastern China

European Journal of Entomology, 2017
A new progonocimicid bug named Cicadocoris parvus sp. n. is described from the mid-Jurassic Haifanggou Formation at Daohugou, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia, northeastern China.
Jia-Qian JIANG, Di-Ying HUANG
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A new species of Darwinopterus (Wukongopteridae, Pterosauria) from western Liaoning provides some new information on the ontogeny of this clade [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
The Wukongopteridae is an important pterosaur clade from the Yanliao Biota, combining features of basal and derived pterosaurs. So far, the Wukongopteridae consists of five species divided into three genera: Wukongopterus lii, Darwinopterus modularis ...
XIN CHENG, SHUNXING JIANG, RENAN A.M. BANTIM, JULIANA M. SAYÃO, ANTÔNIO Á.F. SARAIVA, XI MENG, ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER, XIAOLIN WANG   +7 more
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Mesozoic basins and associated palaeogeographic evolution in North China

Journal of Palaeogeography, 2015
In North China, the Mesozoic terrestrial basins, sedimentary palaeogeography and tectonic settings involved five evolutionary stages: (1) the Early‒Middle Triassic, (2) the Late Triassic to Early‒Middle Jurassic, (3) the Late Jurassic to early Early ...
Yong-Qing Liu, Hong-Wei Kuang, Nan Peng, Huan Xu, Peng Zhang, Neng-Sheng Wang, Wei An   +6 more
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European Arid Anomaly Explained With Southward Drift of Eurasia During the Late Jurassic Polar Shift

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 26, Issue 2, February 2025.
Abstract The sedimentary successions of several basins in Europe show evidence of widespread Late Jurassic aridification that is considered a long‐standing conundrum in paleoclimate modeling. The distinctive feature of this event is that it appears concentrated in a discrete time interval between the Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) and the Berriasian ...
Giovanni Muttoni, Edoardo Dallanave, Giovanna Della Porta   +2 more
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