Paleontology and Evolutionary Science
Editors' Picks
Mark Young –– This publication is a major step forward for investigating ontogenetic trends in a fossil animal, and will no doubt be a hallmark paper others will follow. Moreover, it will undoubtedly help those working on Tyrannosaurus rex and tyrannosaurids untangle issues surrounding 'dwarf taxa' vs ontogenetic morphs. 
Christopher Glasby 
Craig Moyer –– This manuscript documents the first Mesozoic cyanobacterial fossils preserved in fungal hyphal masses within a leaf-rich permineralized (silicified) peat and represents a novel finding from the Triassic of Antarctica. 
Clara Stefen –– As the reviewrs have altready pointed out the review helps others and young scientists new to the field to read condensed history of mesowear and decide which variation of the original method to use and even more important to use the right citation!! Mark Young –– An important contribution to our understanding of basal turtles (non-perichelydian mesochelydians). 
Hans-Dieter Sues –– First modern anatomical description of an important taxon of Jurassic predatory dinosaurs. 
Philip Cox –– I think this could become quite a widely used technique in FE modelling 
William DiMichele –– This article goes beyond morphological description and attempts to build a case for an interaction system centered around an extinct plant. By itself, such a system might be an oddity worthy of note. However, there is an increasing interest in documenting interaction systems in the past, and of building our understanding of these through time. For the most part these have focused on plant-animal interactions. Documenting multi-plant and plant-fungi interactions is less well studied. Plus the plant type described here (an osmudaceous rhizome) is relatively well represented in the fossil record and is present today, providing a basis for an extended ecological study. Mark Young –– This is an important paper as brittle stars have a poor fossil record, and as the reviewers noted are often misinterpreted.
It nicely shows an example of convergent evolution. 
Kenneth De Baets –– The paper discusses difference in fin morphology and other traits related to lifestyle in this enigmatic group of fishes. Their approach ranges from similar ratios to landmark analysis and also discussed the important aspects relevant for people working on other groups. 
Section discussions
KSL News Radio: "Radioactive dinosaur skull from Utah helped researchers make new discovery"
https://kslnewsradio.com/1920298/radioactive-dinosaur-allosaurus/
Salt Lake Tribune: "A ‘new’ dinosaur — the top predator of its time — goes on display at the Utah Museum of Natural History"
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/01/24/new-dinosaur-top/
New Dinosaur Alert! Just Look at This Marvelous Meat-Eating Allosaurus
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a30647957/allosaurus-jimmadseni-dinosaur/
Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered in the US Was a True Jurassic Nightmare
https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/01/carnivorous-dinosaur-discovered-in-the-us-was-a-true-jurassic-nightmare/
Fearsome meat-eating dinosaur the size of a bus with serrated teeth and razor sharp claws is officially recognised as a new species 30 years after discovery
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7924751/Fearsome-meat-eating-dinosaur-size-bus-razor-sharp-claws-recognised-new-species.html