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Fossil Record
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New research on Late Miocene hornless rhinos (Chilotherium) uses juvenile skulls and baby teeth to solve a complex taxonomic puzzle. Baby premolars successfully distinguish species, revealing uniform eruption sequences and consistent birth-stress tooth markers. Full research: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
A new look at Middle Miocene plants from Graz-Andritz reveals a snapshot of ancient Europe. The flora tracks a seasonal, drought-free climate and highlights a unique mix of highly localized endemic maples alongside wide-ranging Eurasian relicts.
Full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
ðĶī A second, remarkably complete skeleton of a rare Triassic marine reptile has been described.
ð Indeed, crucial information regarding previously unknown limb bones and variations within the species has been provided for the first time by this larger specimen: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.189975
ðĶī A new taphonomic study of ancient Hipparion Red Clay sites in northern China has revealed how large mammal fossils were preserved millions of years ago.
ð It was found that these assemblages were formed by natural deaths on open landscapes before being buried by dust: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.189157
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ð New #cretaceous fossil skulls from Russia & the UK reveal that the swordfish-like Protosphyraena wasn't regionally divided - Northern & Southern Hemisphere species are far more closely related than thought.
Read more: fr.pensoft.net/article/1915...
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ðđ Scientists have described a new species of ancient #gerbil, Debruijnimys primaevus, from the Early Pliocene in central Spain.
Find out all the details in the #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
ðļA near-complete male ranid frog skeleton from the early Oligocene of France sheds new light on the deep roots of Pelophylax in Europe and hints that V4 vertebra shape may help tell species apart.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
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ðĶ A nearly complete Stenopterygius fossil was identified from the Yorkshire coast, representing the first definitive confirmation of this ichthyosaur species within the UK.
ð Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.185733
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Fossil Record
ðĶ A single, late-stage foetus has been described in detail within the right uterine horn of the early-diverging ichthyosaur Besanosaurus leptorhynchus.
ð The orientation of the fossilised remains suggests a tail-first birth took place!
âĄïļ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.183128
