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29 November 2022
The evolution of unique cranial traits in leporid lagomorphs
25 November 2022
A transitional species of Daspletosaurus Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana
15 November 2022
New specimens of Baurutitan britoi and a taxonomic reassessment of the titanosaur dinosaur fauna (Sauropoda) from the Serra da Galga Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Brazil
9 November 2022
Re-evaluation of the morphology and phylogeny of Diplocynodon levantinicum Huene & Nikoloff, 1963 and the stratigraphic age of the West Maritsa coal field (Upper Thrace Basin, Bulgaria)
4 November 2022
Examining abnormal Silurian trilobites from the Llandovery of Australia
2 November 2022
Cranial osteology, taxonomic reassessment, and phylogenetic relationships of the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) turtle Trinitichelys hiatti (Paracryptodira)
27 October 2022
Rediscovery and redescription of the only known mosasaur bone from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Poland
21 October 2022
Ontogenetic growth in the crania of Exaeretodon argentinus (Synapsida: Cynodontia) captures a dietary shift
20 October 2022
A previously overlooked, highly diverse early Pleistocene elasmobranch assemblage from southern Taiwan
18 October 2022
Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region
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Discussion
Did you know that rabbits and hares (leporid lagomorphs) have some really weird and wonderful cranial traits?
Well, these traits can be studied using phylogenetic comparative methods and that is exactly what the first paper from my PhD does!
https://t.co/4EI3zI5hCX
A transitional species of Daspletosaurus Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana [PeerJ] https://t.co/Iez8bldtVy
New paper out on titanosaurs from Serra da Galga Formation at Uberaba-Minas Gerais-Brazil! @PeerJLife https://t.co/mxzY9EQ27q #EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Taxonomy #Zoology
Massonne and Böhme @geobiodiversity @uni_tue present a re-evaluation of the morphology and phylogeny of #Diplocynodon #levantinicum Huene & Nikoloff, 1963 and the stratigraphic age of the West Maritsa coal field
Article https://t.co/E1w1bPxBH6
#Paleontology #Taxonomy #Zoology
Check out the new article by @RussellBicknel1 & @PatrickMarkSmi1 I handled as editor in @PeerJLife https://t.co/aeaWtkRP9f #Paleontology #trilobites #palaeontology
Trinitichelys hiatti cranial osteology https://t.co/8bw311f6sQ via @PeerJLife
Rediscovery and redescription of the only known mosasaur bone from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Poland
Read the full article https://t.co/ajJZ6WZvVG
#EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Taxonomy #Zoology
Ontogenetic growth in the crania of Exaeretodon argentinus (Synapsida: Cynodontia) captures a dietary shift https://t.co/h17AJXs1BG @thePeerJ https://t.co/KkJrpn7piY
I am so pleased to share our latest work with you all! Pleistocene elasmobranchs from Taiwan https://t.co/3LZj6KzrJw 來自
@PeerJLife https://t.co/knMlQy4Cn1
Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region
Read the full article https://t.co/u2IdDJOje1
#Biodiversity #ConservationBio #MarineBio #Paleontology @clarefieseler