Fossilized skeletons of several extinct birds, some including preserved remains of plumage.
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π This study also identifies Lurdusaurus as the first heavy-set member of its group, proving that obligate quadrupedalism evolved much earlier than previously thought:
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π¦ New research suggests that large ornithopod dinosaurs like Iguanodon and Ouranosaurus were likely permanent four-legged walkers rather than occasional bipeds.
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Researchers studying fossilised shark teeth in Byala, Bulgaria have demonstrated that prehistoric shark lineages were able to survive and thrive for millions of years longer than previously thought.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.182659
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Detailed description of small vertebrate tracks - recently found within the Yanβan Formation in China - expand knowledge of small-bodied vertebrates in East Asia during the Middle Jurassic period.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.169194
π¦£πUsing multi-proxy geochemical analyses, this study uncovers the feeding strategies of proboscideans and equids, along with past #climate conditions, at a newly documented Blancan (Pliocene-Pleistocene) site in north-western Mexico.
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π·οΈPreserved in #Eocene Baltic amber, an impressive new #fossil of a harvestman (Arachnida, Opiliones) with unique features on its pedipalps emerges!
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Researchers present a synopsis of the Triassic reptiles of Germany.
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This systematic review compiles 726 fossil records of Chilean insects, arachnids and myriapods from Carboniferous to Quaternary, exposing key gaps in South America's paleoentomology.
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Many JurassicβCretaceous dips in plesiosaur diversity are artefacts of uneven rock and collection sampling, and the AalenianβBathonian, Valanginian and Coniacian are prime targets for discovering βhiddenβ plesiosaur species: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
A newly described Late Miocene small-vertebrate assemblage from the Ouarzazate Basin refines North Africaβs biochronological framework and paints a picture of temperate freshwater habitats in an open, semiβarid landscape ~8.7 Ma ago.
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Fossil shark teeth from Pliocene Tuscany show the first evidence that ππ ππππ₯ "zombie worms" exploit shark tooth dentine in the wild.
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Apidorhynchid fossils from the Late-Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago include specimens with prey fish stuck in their mouths and stomachs.
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Discovery of a new dwarf crocodylomorph specimen from Portugalβs Upper Jurassic provides the first neuroanatomical insights into Atoposauridae, reshaping their evolutionary history.β
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A unique small alligatoroid fossil from the Middle Eocene Clarno Formation in Oregon provides insights into alligatoroid diversity and biogeography, suggesting potential Asian ties.
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The oldest Jurassic anurans from continental Africa (Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania).
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A new Upper Franconian ichthyosaur species has been discovered from Mistelgau. Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog!
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Researchers report the first fossil record of frogs and snakes from Taiwan, based on Middle Pleistocene vertebrate assemblage recovered from the ChochenβTsailiao area.
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A new Upper Franconian ichthyosaur species has been discovered from Mistelgau. Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog!
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It's day two of #Ento25 in Glasgow! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Head up to our stand on π₯ππ―ππ₯ ππ‘π«ππ to learn all about our entomology journals and EU projects. ππ
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A new mite genus and species, found in Cretaceous amber in Myanmar, represents the first formally described fossil species in Chyzeriidae and displays an unusual feature likely used for defense.
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Two Jurrasic fish species belonging to the poorly known genus Thrissops have been discovered in England and Germany.
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"It exhibits very peculiar morphologies including fore-, mid-, and hindlegs nearly equal in robustness, and exceptionally stout femora in all three pairs of legs."
Researchers describe a unique, 'weird' Mesozoic cricket based on a well-preserved specimen from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber in northern Myanmar.
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Researchers report a new species of Hypsodontus from the Dongxiang Formation at the Citan locality, China, dating to the late Early Miocene, marking the first definitive record of the type genus in China and the oldest record of this bovid genus.
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Fossil Record's Journal Impact Factor has risen from 1.9 to 2.1, remaining in Q1 for Paleontology.
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The Early Miocene muroid fossils from the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin reveal a diverse and abundant rodent assemblage, suggesting the region served as an ecological refuge and corridor during a period of widespread mammalian migrations across Iberia.
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