A new Middle Eocene Baltic amber Exechiini (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) supports the likely rapid radiation of the tribe.

Authors: Boudet, Loup¹ (AUTHOR), Bouché, Clara¹ (AUTHOR), Nel, André¹ (AUTHOR) anel@mnhn.fr, Ngô-Muller, Valérie¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Historical Biology. Mar2025, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p709-713. 5p.

Subject Terms: *MYCETOPHILIDAE, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *EOCENE Epoch, *AMBER, *INSECTS

Osteohistology of Uberabatitan ribeiroi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) provides insight into the life history of titanosaurs.

Authors: Windholz, G.J.^1,2 (AUTHOR) gwindholz@unrn.edu.ar, González, R.³ (AUTHOR), Cerda, I.A.^1,2,4 (AUTHOR), Bellardini, F.^1,2,4 (AUTHOR), Silva, J.C.G.⁵ (AUTHOR), Marinho, T.S.^6,7 (AUTHOR), Ribeiro, L.C.B.⁶ (AUTHOR), Martinelli, A.G.⁸ (AUTHOR)

Source: Historical Biology. Nov2024, Vol. 36 Issue 11, p2284-2294. 11p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *FOSSILS, *DINOSAURS, *SAURISCHIA, *BONE remodeling

The predominance of teeth in the non-avian dinosaur record from Cretaceous Brazil: a review.

Authors: Ribeiro, Theo Baptista^1,2 (AUTHOR) theobribeiro1@gmail.com, Brito, Paulo Marques Machado¹ (AUTHOR), Gomes da Costa Pereira, Paulo Victor Luiz² (AUTHOR)

Source: Historical Biology. Oct2024, Vol. 36 Issue 10, p2019-2034. 16p.

Subject Terms: *FOSSILS, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *TEETH, *MESOZOIC Era, *REPTILES, *SAURISCHIA

Geographic Terms: BRAZIL

The Palaeobiology of Two Crown Group Cnidarians: Haootia quadriformis and Mamsetia manunis gen. et sp. nov. from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland, Canada.

Authors: McIlroy, D.¹ (AUTHOR) dmcilroy@mun.ca, Pasinetti, G.¹ (AUTHOR) dperezpinedo@mun.ca, Pérez-Pinedo, D.¹ (AUTHOR) cmckean@mun.ca, McKean, C.¹ (AUTHOR) rodt@mun.ca, Dufour, S. C.² (AUTHOR) sdufour@mun.ca, Matthews, J. J.³ (AUTHOR) jack.matthews@oum.ox.ac.uk, Menon, L. R.⁴ (AUTHOR) menon891@btinternet.com, Nicholls, R.⁵ (AUTHOR) bobnichollsart@gmail.com, Taylor, R. S.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Life (2075-1729). Sep2024, Vol. 14 Issue 9, p1096. 21p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *FOSSILS, *TAPHONOMY, *CNIDARIA, *PROTEROZOIC Era

Mesozoic larva in amber reveals the venom delivery system and the palaeobiology of an ancient lineage of venomous insects (Neuroptera).

Authors: Badano, Davide^1,2 davide.badano@unisi.it, Fratini, Michela³, Palermo, Francesca³, Pieroni, Nicola³, Maugeri, Laura³, Cerretti, Pierfilippo^4,5

Source: Scientific Reports. 8/24/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *NEUROPTERA, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *LARVAE, *X-ray computed microtomography, *VENOM, *MESOZOIC Era, *AMBER

Skin Anatomy, Bone Histology and Taphonomy of a Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) Ichthyosaur (Reptilia: Ichthyopterygia) from Luxembourg, with Implications for Paleobiology.

Authors: Bonnevier Wallstedt, Ida^1,2 (AUTHOR) idawallstedt@gmail.com, Sjövall, Peter³ (AUTHOR) peter.sjovall@ri.se, Thuy, Ben⁴ (AUTHOR) ben.thuy@mnhn.lu, De La Garza, Randolph G.¹ (AUTHOR) mats.eriksson@geol.lu.se, Eriksson, Mats E.¹ (AUTHOR) johan.lindgren@geol.lu.se, Lindgren, Johan¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Diversity (14242818). Aug2024, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p492. 16p.

Subject Terms: *AGE determination of animals, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *ANIMAL mortality, *CHROMATOPHORES, *TIME of death

A new pterosaur specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China: The oldest fossil record of Nurhachius.

Authors: Ozeki, Masanori^1,2 (AUTHOR), Unwin, David M.³ (AUTHOR), Bell, Phil R.⁴ (AUTHOR), Li, Daqing⁵ (AUTHOR), Xing, Lida¹ (AUTHOR) xinglida@gmail.com

Source: Historical Biology. Aug2024, Vol. 36 Issue 8, p1625-1638. 14p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *BIOTIC communities, *FOSSILS, *PTEROSAURIA, *PELVIS

Bone microstructure of the sphenodont rhynchocephalian Priosphenodon avelasi and its paleobiological implications.

Authors: CAVASIN, SOL A.^1,2 sol.cavasin17@gmail.com, CERDA, IGNACIO A.^2,3, APESTEGUÍA, SEBASTIÁN^2,4

Source: Palaeontologia Polonica. 2024, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p29-38. 10p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *PHALANGES, *HUMERUS, *MICROSTRUCTURE, *MORPHOLOGY

Geographic Terms: ARGENTINA

Reading Yule in light of the history and present of macroevolution.

Authors: Pennell, Matt^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) mpennell@cornell.edu, MacPherson, Ailene⁴ (AUTHOR) ailenem@sfu.ca

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2/20/2025, Vol. 380 Issue 1919, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *PHYLOGENETIC models, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *POPULATION dynamics, *STOCHASTIC models, *MACROEVOLUTION

Palaeobiology: Emergence of the Southern Ocean.

Authors: Woodhouse, Adam^1,2 (AUTHOR) woodhousea2@cardiff.ac.uk

Source: Current Biology. Feb2025, Vol. 35 Issue 3, pR104-R107. 4p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *ECOLOGICAL regions, *OCEAN, *HUMAN beings

Biomechanics and morphological comparisons of the caudal region of titanosaurs from the Cretaceous of Brazil: Paleobiology and paleoecology inferences.

Authors: Vidal, Luciano S.¹ (AUTHOR) science.vidal@gmail.com, Bergqvist, Lílian P.¹ (AUTHOR), Candeiro, Carlos R. A.² (AUTHOR), Bandeira, Kamila L. N.³ (AUTHOR), Tavares, Sandra⁴ (AUTHOR), Ribeiro, Theo B.¹ (AUTHOR), Pereira, Paulo V. L. G. C.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Anatomy. Jan2025, Vol. 246 Issue 1, p20-44. 25p.

Subject Terms: *SAURISCHIA, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *RANGE of motion of joints, *PALEOECOLOGY, *DINOSAURS

The Deep Past of the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias , in the Mediterranean Sea: A Synthesis of Its Palaeobiology and Palaeoecology.

Authors: Collareta, Alberto^1,2 (AUTHOR) alberto.collareta@unipi.it, Casati, Simone³ (AUTHOR) sim.casati@gmail.com, Di Cencio, Andrea^3,4,5 (AUTHOR) andrea.dicencio@gmail.com, Bianucci, Giovanni^1,2 (AUTHOR) giovanni.bianucci@unipi.it

Source: Life (2075-1729). Oct2023, Vol. 13 Issue 10, p2085. 16p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *PALEOECOLOGY, *MARINE mammals, *MARINE animals, *WHITE shark, *BIOLOGICAL fitness

Bite traces in a sauropod rib from the Upper Cretaceous São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Basin), Brazil.

Authors: Reis, Ludimilla F. S.¹ (AUTHOR) ludmillafreis@gmail.com, Ghilardi, Aline M.² (AUTHOR), Fernandes, Marcelo A.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Historical Biology. Aug2023, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p1329-1340. 12p.

Subject Terms: *TRACE fossils, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *PALEOECOLOGY, *COMMUNITIES, *DENTITION, *CITIES & towns, GONDWANA (Continent)

Geographic Terms: BRAZIL

The early Cambrian Saccorhytus is a non-feeding larva of a scalidophoran worm.

Authors: Vannier, Jean¹ (AUTHOR) jean.vannier@univ-lyon1.fr

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 12/4/2024, Vol. 291 Issue 2036, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *BIOTIC communities, *LARVAE, *ANUS, *ANATOMY

Osteology of the two-fingered oviraptorid Oksoko avarsan (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria).

Authors: Funston, Gregory F^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) greg.funston@rom.on.ca

Source: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Nov2024, Vol. 202 Issue 3, p1-47. 47p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL sexual behavior, *PALEOBIOLOGY, *SAURISCHIA, *DINOSAURS, *ANATOMY, *ONTOGENY

Cranial osteology and palaeobiology of the Early Cretaceous bird Jeholornis prima (Aves: Jeholornithiformes).

Authors: Hu, Han¹ (AUTHOR) wangyan6696@lyu.edu.cn, Wang, Yan² (AUTHOR) wangyan6696@lyu.edu.cn, Fabbri, Matteo³ (AUTHOR), O'Connor, Jingmai K^3,4,5 (AUTHOR), McDonald, Paul G⁶ (AUTHOR), Wroe, Stephen⁶ (AUTHOR), Yin, Xuwei⁷ (AUTHOR), Zheng, Xiaoting^2,7 (AUTHOR), Zhou, Zhonghe^4,5 (AUTHOR), Benson, Roger B J¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. May2023, Vol. 198 Issue 1, p93-112. 20p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *NEUROPLASTICITY, *SKULL morphology, *OLFACTORY bulb, *BIRD ecology, *AVIAN anatomy, *ACTIVE aging

New Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod dinosaur egg clutches from lower Narmada valley, India: Palaeobiology and taphonomy.

Authors: Dhiman, Harsha¹ (AUTHOR) harshadhiman7@gmail.com, Verma, Vishal² (AUTHOR), Singh, Lourembam R.¹ (AUTHOR), Miglani, Vaibhav³ (AUTHOR), Jha, Deepak Kumar⁴ (AUTHOR), Sanyal, Prasanta⁴ (AUTHOR), Tandon, Sampat K.⁵ (AUTHOR), Prasad, Guntupalli V. R.¹ (AUTHOR) harshadhiman7@gmail.com

Source: PLoS ONE. 1/18/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-40. 40p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *ANIMAL clutches, *NEST building, *TAPHONOMY, *ROCK concerts, *DINOSAURS, *SILICICLASTIC rocks, *OVIDUCT

Geographic Terms: INDIA, MADHYA Pradesh (India)

Updating the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Two Medicine Formation of Montana: Lithostratigraphic revisions, new CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb ages, and a calibrated framework for dinosaur occurrences.

Authors: Rogers, Raymond R.¹, rogers@macalester.edu, Horner, John R.², Ramezani, Jahandar³, Roberts, Eric M.⁴, Varricchio, David J.⁵

Source: Geological Society of America Bulletin; Jan2025, Vol. 137 Issue 1/2, p315-340, 26p

An Athletic Evolution.

Authors: ALEX, BRIDGET

Source: Discover. Sep/Oct2020, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p26-29. 3p. 8 Color Photographs, 2 Cartoon or Caricatures.

Subjects: HUMAN biology, HUMAN body, PALEOBIOLOGY, SCIENTISTS, BONES

Human-driven breakdown of predator–prey interactions in the northern Adriatic Sea.

Authors: Zuschin, Martin¹ (AUTHOR) martin.zuschin@univie.ac.at, Nawrot, Rafał¹ (AUTHOR) rafal.nawrot@univie.ac.at, Dengg, Markus² (AUTHOR) Markus.Dengg@orc.govt.nz, Gallmetzer, Ivo³ (AUTHOR) ivo.gallmetzer@nhm-wien.ac.at, Haselmair, Alexandra¹ (AUTHOR) alexandra.haselmair@univie.ac.at, Kowalewski, Michał⁴ (AUTHOR) mkowalewski@flmnh.ufl.edu, Scarponi, Daniele⁵ (AUTHOR) daniele.scarponi@unibo.it, Wurzer, Sandra¹ (AUTHOR) sanwu@gmx.at, Tomašových, Adam⁶ (AUTHOR) Adam.Tomasovych@savba.sk

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 9/18/2024, Vol. 291 Issue 2031, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *PALEOBIOLOGY, *MARINE resources, *FOOD chains, *FOSSILS, *GASTROPODA, *PREDATION