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10 April 2023
An integrated leaf trait analysis of two Paleogene leaf floras
29 March 2023
Atypical ‘long-tailed’ cockroaches arose during Cretaceous in response to angiosperm terrestrial revolution
27 March 2023
Reconstructing the dietary habits and trophic positions of the Longipterygidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) using neontological and comparative morphological methods
22 March 2023
A new juvenile sauropod specimen from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation of East Tibet
8 March 2023
The earliest dipodomyine heteromyid in North America and the phylogenetic relationships of geomorph rodents
6 March 2023
The first record of chigutisaurid amphibian from the Late Triassic Tiki Formation and the probable Carnian pluvial episode in central India
24 February 2023
Is the middle Cambrian Brooksella a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil?
15 February 2023
New specimens of the early Permian apex predator Varanops brevirostris at Richards Spur, Oklahoma, with histological information about its growth pattern
10 February 2023
Rapid growth in Late Cretaceous sea turtles reveals life history strategies similar to extant leatherbacks
9 February 2023
A taxonomic revision of the Sinopterus complex (Pterosauria, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, with the new genus Huaxiadraco
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Discussion
An integrated leaf trait analysis of two Paleogene leaf floras
Read the full article https://t.co/a0y6r8Adaz
#Paleontology #PlantScience
Cretaceous ‘long-tailed’ cockroaches https://t.co/V1RbewzaAU via @PeerJLife
New paper from colleagues on longipterygid diet! They independently agree with our study from two years ago that longipterygids were likely feeding on invertebrates. Always great to see studies converging, excited to see what comes next from this team! https://t.co/VCsuWdIHOW
Just published in @PeerJLife - A new juvenile #sauropod specimen from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation of East Tibet
Read the full article https://t.co/YBlieX7sUb
#EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Zoology
Samuels et al. @etsu present the earliest dipodomyine heteromyid in North America and the phylogenetic relationships of geomorph rodent
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#KangarooRat #EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Zoology
My article has been published in @PeerJLife https://t.co/Ov6pLcc9to #Paleontology #Taxonomy #Zoology The first record of chigutisaurid amphibian from the Late Triassic Tiki Formation and the probable Carnian pluvial episode in central India .Give it a read and comment @wisrindia
Is the middle Cambrian #Brooksella a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil? - New research from Nolan et al. @virginia_tech @universityofga @Mizzou published in @PeerJLife
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#EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Taxonomy
Maho et al. @UofT present new specimens of the early Permian apex predator #Varanops brevirostris at Richards Spur, Oklahoma, with histological information about its growth pattern
Read the full article https://t.co/uhKifKSlbD
#EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Zoology
Pêgas et al. @HokkaidoUni present a taxonomic revision of the Sinopterus complex (Pterosauria, Tapejaridae) from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, with the new genus #Huaxiadraco
Read the full article https://t.co/kDGLWT92Oz
#EvolutionaryStudies #Paleontology #Taxonomy